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Looking for a Remote that is Waterproof
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| Topic: | Looking for a Remote that is Waterproof This thread has 11 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday December 4, 2006 at 16:50 |
alebowgm Long Time Member |
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Hey guys,
Never been on to this part of the form (I am always over at the HDTV part), but turns out my HDTV viewing and my new TV has lead me here. Recently, we went out and purchased a beautiful SHARP LC 26SH20U TV. I decided to put the LCD in the kitchen, with a strong wall mount, so that I could tilt the TV to the big window that overlooks the backyard and our hot tub. I have now spent a few nights in there watching sporting events, and since the TV has Stereo Outputs, I went and got some Wireless speakers. It has been great, but now I would like the ability to change the station while I am in the hot tub. I would perfer something that could easily get wet and even submerged under water. I have a waterproof phone that does this well, it also floats, so that would be swell, but mostly just care for something that I can just use and get wet often.
Is there such a sucker? I went on to eBay and I only found some Aussie models, but none of them listed my TV, plus I would rather buy something in North America, or the best would be in the Greater Toronto Area.
Anyone who has any ideas about getting a Waterproof remote would be greatly appreciated...
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| Post 2 made on Monday December 4, 2006 at 21:47 |
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Check out this one. The manufacturer's website is www.balboa-direct.com. Never used it so I can't comment on it's performance, but since it can learn commands it'll work with your TV.
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| OP | Post 3 made on Tuesday December 5, 2006 at 01:24 |
alebowgm Long Time Member |
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Ya, I found that sucker as well doing some searches afterwards... I was hoping to find something a bit more economical though...
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| Post 4 made on Tuesday December 5, 2006 at 09:10 |
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3 remotes come to mind, The Balboa Dolphin as stated above, The RTI U1 and Crestron WP-48
The Balboa being the least expenzive, The RTI is a RF remote only so it will need a RP-1 or RP-6/RM433 as well as a dealer to install, and Crestron, also will need a processor, RF gateway and a dealer
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| Post 5 made on Tuesday December 5, 2006 at 16:39 |
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Quart-sized zip-lock bags are cheap.... and it would float. :)
We did this in arizona at a friend's house so we could watch TV while in the hot tub. Not sure how practical it would be over the long term, and we really didn't leave it in the bag, floating around in the hot tub. But it worked quite well and kept the remote dry. I think the most we ever had to touch the remote while tubbing was about 3 times over the course of 2 hours in the tub (or so).
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| Post 6 made on Friday December 8, 2006 at 21:47 |
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Another solution could be a serious waterproof bag. http://www.thewaterproofstore.comI am in no way endorsing this company and have never ordered from them. Just using as an example of what is out there. Check it out.
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on December 9, 2006 11:16.
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| OP | Post 7 made on Saturday December 9, 2006 at 13:20 |
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I would have thought that there would have been an economical version of this...
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| OP | Post 8 made on Saturday December 9, 2006 at 16:54 |
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What about one of these < http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180062044573&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:CA:1 > ? Does anyone have knowledge about it? The seller said it is from a European company known as HQ? Does that mean that it will be a European code set and I should be leery?
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| Post 9 made on Saturday December 9, 2006 at 17:22 |
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Without learning functions, compatibility isn't guaranteed.
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| Post 10 made on Sunday December 10, 2006 at 18:29 |
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Saw this one while browsing on ebay. Thought you might be interested. [Link: cgi.ebay.com]
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| Post 11 made on Monday December 11, 2006 at 14:05 |
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You may want to browse at West Marine, REI or Mountain Equipment Coop or similar for a heavy duty waterproof VHF marine radio bag. Most of these have a zip-lock like closure and are sturdily made.
Geoff
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| Post 12 made on Sunday December 17, 2006 at 01:34 |
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I agree. Just buy a $10 remote at wal-mart and put it in a ziplock or get a slightly better soft case like from the above poster on the waterproofstore. If it dies just get a new one.
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