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IR transmit strength of 8811 vs 7200
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Post 1 made on Sunday February 23, 2003 at 19:34
jim.bennett
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Can anyone comment on how good the IR transmitter is in the 8811? I have a 7200 now and it works very good even though my components are all in the corner on the other side of the TV. I noticed that it has two LEDs on it, does the 8811 also have two?

How good is the 8811 in "tough" IR situations?

Thanks in advance!
Post 2 made on Sunday February 23, 2003 at 21:45
johnsfine
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The 8811 has only one LED. My experience with the 7200 is that it has a much better spread and range than most other remotes.

I never tested the 8811, but it is closely related to the 6012, which has pretty rotten spread and range for a UEI remote. The 6012 has two batteries and the 8811 has four, which might be a bigger factor than design similarities. I've tested an RCU810, which is another UEI model with one LED and four batteries. It's significantly worse than a 7200 but significantly better than a 6012.

I've tested only one RCU810. I've tested two 6012's with indistinguishable results from each other, and tested two 7200's and a 6800, all with indistiguishable results from each other.
Post 3 made on Tuesday February 25, 2003 at 06:29
Gromit
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I don't have any troubles with range with my 8811. I'm a good 20 feet away, behind a sofa, and I mute/unmute without looking with just a flick of the wrist. I'm in a condo with a white ceiling and walls, if that makes a difference.
Post 4 made on Tuesday February 25, 2003 at 06:48
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On 02/25/03 06:29, Gromit said...
I'm in a condo with a white ceiling
and walls, if that makes a difference.

That depends on where you aim your remote.

In a few different rooms with many different remotes, I've found that aiming at a white ceiling half way between me and the device often works better than aiming at the device itself.

With the RCU810 and with any OEM remote I've ever tried, aiming perfectly at the device is best, aiming generally at the right part of the ceiling is second best, but aiming at the device and missing by a little is much worse than aiming at the right part of the ceiling and missing by a similar amount. If you don't want to aim accurately, then aiming at the ceiling is better than aiming at the device.

The 6012 is the one remote I've tried that doesn't do well bouncing the signal off the ceiling.

The 7200 and 6800 do well bouncing the signal off the ceiling, but do just as well when quite badly aimed at the device itself.


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