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Not Keeping It Simple, Stupid, at Niles!
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| Topic: | Not Keeping It Simple, Stupid, at Niles! This thread has 12 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 15:46 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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I'm on the phone with Niles. I want to know if the MF1 IR emitter has a white stripe on one of the wires.
See, Xantech changed the appearance of theirs to an ugly purple diamond, and the wire now has a white stripe. I want plain black. All LEDs are ugly enough without calling attention to them with a white stripe and a purple reflection.
And to talk to someone at Niles, I must wait in queue for a person to take my company information; a friggin' case number is then assigned. Then I'm on hold for another while (3 mins this time) before a tech comes on the line and asks for the case number.
They have a white stripe. Rats. And only a quarter of an hour trapped on the phone to find out.
I'll never again hassle anyone here for asking us before calling the company. What a waste of electrons and air!
Anyone know of a good IR LED that is not ugly and just has black wires?
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| Post 2 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 15:48 |
Tom Ciaramitaro Loyal Member |
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I may still have a box full of 283M emitters... the previous ones. I'm guessing those are the ones you liked with no stripe?
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| Post 3 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 16:52 |
ericspencer Active Member |
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As much a I like xantech, that whole group (xantech, niles, elan etc) has become one big cluster..
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| Post 4 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 16:53 |
Easton Altree Founding Member |
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done: [Link: rticorp.com]My 3 favorite things about this emitter: 1. Removable base 2. No blast shield required, emits only toward equipment 3. Clear base included if you want visual feedback. Red if you dont.
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| Post 5 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 16:55 |
iimig Senior Member |
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I'm still rocking URC emitters. Besides the recent snafu they have been solid emitters and they look as good as an emitter can look. Haven't had to buy them in a long time because they are always bundled with base stations but I'm pretty sure you can get them a-la-carte.
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| Post 6 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 19:08 |
cshepard Advanced Member |
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I've always liked the look of Control4's emitters. They'd be perfect if they didn't have OPAQUE double-sided foam sticky tape for adhesive! Those from RTI linked above look nice.
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| Post 7 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 19:22 |
39 Cent Stamp Elite Member |
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On February 4, 2013 at 15:46, Ernie Gilman said...
They have a white stripe. Rats. And only a quarter of an hour trapped on the phone to find out.
I'll never again hassle anyone here for asking us before calling the company. What a waste of electrons and air! Preaching to the choir. I seriously can't handle calling tech support anymore. I wish all companies would just create an internet forum and have techs be the mods. When the dummy techs cant answer something the real tech gets alerted and can answer you while you are sleeping or driving home or anything other than sitting there with your phone stuck to your face.
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| Post 8 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 20:45 |
drobaina Long Time Member |
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I like RTI emitters, but the bases don't seem to stick all that well... I pop the base off and hot glue the emitter / no base... Nice and low profile.
I also like C4... they do stick.
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| Post 9 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 21:30 |
Duct Tape Loyal Member |
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Xantech pro emitters and a black sharpie
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| Post 10 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 21:32 |
TRCGroup Super Member |
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I remember calling Nies tech support with a bad amp I needed an RMA for. Talked to an actual tech with about 1 minute, spent a couple more walking me through a few tricks to try, another minute to get an RMA. Sent the unit it that day and got it back TWO DAYS later fixed, and at no charge.
I miss those days.
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| Post 11 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 23:39 |
Mogul Senior Member |
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On February 4, 2013 at 21:30, Duct Tape said...
Xantech pro emitters and a black sharpie +1 LMFAO that there's another human installer out there that's bothered by the white stripe problem...Both of our moms must've had a square nipple. Perhaps there's a back-room deal between Xantech and Sharpie...?
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| Post 12 made on Monday February 4, 2013 at 23:51 |
I like the Niles emitters, but talk about clueless. The MF1 comes with a great flasher cover but no visual feedback. The MF1VF has visual feedback but DOESN'T come with the flasher cover. I wand the visual feedback for trouble shooting but I don't want to see the flashing lights when I'm done. Or if I have multiple cable boxes in a rack the flashers need to be covered.
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| Post 13 made on Tuesday February 5, 2013 at 00:47 |
Easton Altree Founding Member |
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On February 4, 2013 at 20:45, drobaina said...
I like RTI emitters, but the bases don't seem to stick all that well... I pop the base off and hot glue the emitter / no base... Nice and low profile.
I also like C4... they do stick. The RTI Emitters stick just fine, you need to put a fair amount of pressure down on them to get initial adhesion though.
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