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Forums › Home Theatre (including HTPC and EPG Collector) › IR Extender
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#19722 27-Feb-2008 22:22
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Hi All,

Im just looking into the whole HDTV thing now that DVB-T is around.  What i would like to know is there a way i can set up some sort of IR extender, as my computer is in office about 10m away from TV in lounge.  I already have RCA cables running to it under the house, but would like to be able to control with Remote.  Is this possible?

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Kevin 

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  #113454 27-Feb-2008 23:39
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Yes, but most extenders use 433 MHz with a lousy receiver in the end that beams IR out to your gear. At mums place the things picking up noise all the time when you are not sending commands - its LED blinks all the time and it often ends up jamming remotes in the room the receiver is in.

Jaycar have a kitset for a wired one for a tolerable price, just biff some cat-5 thru and put the LED on the end of it.




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