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RU950 - RF or IR extender?
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| Topic: | RU950 - RF or IR extender? This thread has 16 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Saturday March 18, 2006 at 04:56 |
Dear all,
I've just bought a pull up screen to go with my new projector. PRoblem is that all my kit is behind the screen so the IR beam won't go through the screen when it is up.
SHould I get an IR extender or can I use the RF features of my RU-950
I'm a bit of a noob really - have set it up using the files on here (brilliant!) but need a little help with this.
Many thanks
Xav
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| Post 2 made on Saturday March 18, 2006 at 10:54 |
mickelin Long Time Member |
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You can go either way. You can use a regular remote extender and keep the RU-950 in IR mode. Or you use the RF feature. If you use the RF feature, you still need a receiver that converts the RF to IR. That is what Philips RF extender does. However, you don't need to get the Philips extender, which is quite expensive. You can just as well use the receiver from a regular remote extender, such as the X-10 Powermid.
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| Post 3 made on Saturday March 18, 2006 at 13:07 |
Texas Steve Long Time Member |
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On March 18, 2006 at 04:56, xav said...
Dear all,
I've just bought a pull up screen to go with my
new projector. PRoblem is that all my kit is behind
the screen so the IR beam won't go through the
screen when it is up.
SHould I get an IR extender or can I use the RF
features of my RU-950
I'm a bit of a noob really - have set it up using
the files on here (brilliant!) but need a little
help with this.
Many thanks
Xav I had the same issue, I went with "hot link pro" the kit comes with small stick on eyes that attach to your source units, then a remote IR sensor below the screen. All in one pkg and works great!
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| Post 4 made on Sunday March 19, 2006 at 02:59 |
richardstrudwick Long Time Member |
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As I have just bought an LCD TV my IR extender is now no good so I was looking at the RF option, but my lighting would still need IR.
Does the Pronto have to be set to one or the other or can it transmit some IR and some RF?
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| Post 5 made on Sunday March 19, 2006 at 15:33 |
Peter Dewildt Loyal Member |
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Why is it that your IR Extender is no good now that you have bought an LCD TV?
Anyway, you turn on RF on a device by device basis. So leave some devices on IR and the rest on RF.
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Peter
Pronto 1000 (retired), Pronto TSU7000, RFX6000 (retired)
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| Post 6 made on Monday March 20, 2006 at 04:35 |
richardstrudwick Long Time Member |
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LCD and Plasma TV's transmit some IR so the light is always on on the Xantec and the signal seems to be effected.
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| Post 7 made on Monday March 20, 2006 at 14:58 |
Peter Dewildt Loyal Member |
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I've never had any problems with plasmas or LCDs. The only things that have affected my RF Extender were cheap halogen light transformers (very strong) and sitting it on top of a sub-woofer.
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Peter
Pronto 1000 (retired), Pronto TSU7000, RFX6000 (retired)
Pronto 2xTSU9600, RFX9400 |
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| OP | Post 8 made on Tuesday March 21, 2006 at 12:48 |
Can anyone recommend a good and cheap IR extender? I reckon I need to control 3 pieces of hidden kit.
I live in the UK
Thanks again for helpful replies!
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| Post 9 made on Wednesday March 22, 2006 at 07:15 |
richardstrudwick Long Time Member |
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Do you live anywhere near Richmond, London? I could sell you mine Xantec.
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| OP | Post 10 made on Thursday March 23, 2006 at 06:35 |
I live in Oxford. What's a Xantec? How much?
Thanks!
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| OP | Post 11 made on Saturday March 25, 2006 at 05:28 |
I'm interested in your XAntech!!
Please let me know how much.
Is there a PRivate Message system on here?
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| Post 12 made on Sunday March 26, 2006 at 06:20 |
richardstrudwick Long Time Member |
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When I get home I will let you know the part numbers of what I have
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| Post 13 made on Sunday March 26, 2006 at 23:17 |
Lyndel McGee RC Moderator |
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Via email is the best choice for private messaging.
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Lyndel McGee
Philips Pronto Addict/Beta Tester
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| Post 14 made on Monday March 27, 2006 at 05:51 |
richardstrudwick Long Time Member |
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xav...your email is not on your profile, perhaps you could email me and I will reply
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| OP | Post 15 made on Monday March 27, 2006 at 09:12 |
I've emailed you!
Thanks
Xav
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