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Control cable box through balun
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| Topic: | Control cable box through balun This thread has 6 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday July 4, 2018 at 21:45 |
sirroundsound Senior Member |
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Really big house. Everything has already gone over budget, so no money left for my stuff. But of course they still want it.
5 TV locations, want the clean look so OK with the idea of cable boxes located in rack in basement. Most Baluns seem to have IR in and out.
Question is which balun will be trouble free when just using a typical cable box to the TV, and can I use the TV remote to control the cable box (through the balun)? They will likely want to use the smart TV features. I know when setting up a TV, if a cable box is there in the room, it detects it and you can control it from some TV brands remotes. Can this be done with remote located cable boxes through baluns?
It is always odd doing something that might be considered low tech, I always feel out of my element when NOT using some sort of control system.
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday July 4, 2018 at 22:23 |
Hasbeen Loyal Member |
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I have a Vanco unit at my house that works well. Gear in the basement, tv in the living room. Vanco eve2006 I think...Mine is a few years old, so they probably have newer models that do 4k and all that jazz. The only thing I don't particularly like is the shape of the IR Receiver...It's round and a little wonky...But works well. [Link: vanco1.com]
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| Post 3 made on Thursday July 5, 2018 at 05:45 |
buzz Super Member |
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Which cable system? Many of the slave boxes will fit behind a TV. Swapping out the cable boxes will be the cheapest path. Some of the cable boxes use RF remotes. I'm not suggesting that you attempt to use RF remotes to a distant rack, but you typically don't need IR relays for same room or next room location.
Last edited by buzz on July 5, 2018 08:42.
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| Post 4 made on Thursday July 5, 2018 at 07:24 |
goldenzrule Loyal Member |
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Check out the Wbox HDMI extenders at ADI. They are priced REALLY well and have come with a IR eye that works just fine. It is 1080p up to 130'. I have to say, it has given me the least problems of any extender I have ever used.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Thursday July 5, 2018 at 08:14 |
sirroundsound Senior Member |
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Thanks.
I should have a look at what Cogeco cable is offering. Not the same boxes as Rogers cable. Might be a different solution if they have something that can be hidden behind the TV. I think they show Arris boxes on their website.
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| Post 6 made on Thursday July 5, 2018 at 08:46 |
ericspencer Active Member |
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On July 4, 2018 at 22:23, Hasbeen said...
I have a Vanco unit at my house that works well. Gear in the basement, tv in the living room. Vanco eve2006 I think...Mine is a few years old, so they probably have newer models that do 4k and all that jazz. The only thing I don't particularly like is the shape of the IR Receiver...It's round and a little wonky...But works well. [Link: vanco1.com]The evex2006 is a rock solid extender. We have sold a couple hundred of them, no failures yet.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday July 5, 2018 at 09:53 |
SWOInstaller Select Member |
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On July 5, 2018 at 08:14, sirroundsound said...
Thanks.
I should have a look at what Cogeco cable is offering. Not the same boxes as Rogers cable. Might be a different solution if they have something that can be hidden behind the TV. I think they show Arris boxes on their website. I believe Cogeco's new boxes (their Tivo boxes) have RF remotes.
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