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| Topic: | Need help This thread has 7 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Thursday February 18, 2010 at 19:03 |
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I am currently in the process of finishing my basement. I am planning on having all of my components hidden in a closet and just having my 50" Samsung plasma on the wall.
I have Comcast HD DVR for my cable, a PS3, an Onkyo stereo, and a Wii.
I really have no idea what the best way to go on the remote is. Do I have to get a RF remote?? Is it possible to run the components with a IR remote? I am kind of stuck and don't know what my best options are. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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| OP | Post 2 made on Friday February 19, 2010 at 13:03 |
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| Post 3 made on Friday February 19, 2010 at 15:32 |
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The DVR and Onkyo use IR, and it is possible to add a repeater with emitters taped to the front of each. The PS3 uses BlueTooth, and presents problems in interfacing to either a RF or IR remote. Here's some discussion of adding IR: www.remotecentral.com/articles/ps3-ir-remote.htm. The Wii remote is actually a camera which looks an array of IR light in the "sensor bar". Neither IR or RF can work with the Wii.
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| OP | Post 4 made on Saturday February 20, 2010 at 14:04 |
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On February 19, 2010 at 15:32, 3FG said...
The DVR and Onkyo use IR, and it is possible to add a repeater with emitters taped to the front of each. The PS3 uses BlueTooth, and presents problems in interfacing to either a RF or IR remote. Here's some discussion of adding IR: www.remotecentral.com/articles/ps3-ir-remote.htm. The Wii remote is actually a camera which looks an array of IR light in the "sensor bar". Neither IR or RF can work with the Wii. Ok thanks, I don't really care if the remote controls the PS3 anyway. What would be your recommendation as to which repeater to buy?? I will need about 30 foot or more of wire from the sensor to the repeater. Thanks
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| Post 5 made on Saturday February 20, 2010 at 18:41 |
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MX450 + MRF260 = $400 MSRP
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| OP | Post 6 made on Monday February 22, 2010 at 18:29 |
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On February 20, 2010 at 18:41, JoeFlabitz said...
MX450 + MRF260 = $400 MSRP A little spendy for me, anything comparable in the $200 range?
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| Post 7 made on Monday February 22, 2010 at 20:49 |
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JoeFlabitz is recommending an RF based system. A cheaper, but less flexible, possibility is an IR based repeater system. I have no experience with either IR or RF extenders, so the following link is not a recommendation, but it looks to me like it would work in your particular situation. www.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/6347&cl=us,enYou should be able to Google on "IR extender", and see the various possibilities.
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| Post 8 made on Monday February 22, 2010 at 23:54 |
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You could look at the RFS200 from URC's consumer lineup which has RF too.
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