I have a HD receiver in my bedroom, it's a SlyBox F3. It sits nicely in the fitted wardrobes but then I have to leave the door open in order to change the channels. Is there anything I can do to boost the signal from the remote to the receiver (i.e external equipment) that will enable me to use the receiver with the door closed. Someone mentioned a magic eye, but I wasn't sure if that would work, also the SlyBox F3 does not have an RF output and I am aware if I bought an external RF modulator i would lose the picture quality. Your thoughts ladies and gents please.
Ideas and thoughts please
- AfyB
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You would only loose signal if used the rf input on the tv.
All your doing is increasing/bending the IR signal so you can get line of site with the box.
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2.4ghz extender kits - uses scart leads ! cost approx 30-40 quid though !
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Sure are u not gonna watch the box in HD with the HDMI Cable? and use RF OUT 2, to control the box so u'l not picture quality
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Yes I want to watch the box in HD?
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can you not simply have the box under/over/beside/behind the TV screen??
Or replace the wardrobe door witha glass/transparent one -
Lol no I can't replace the door, if I had the money I would :-)
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So keep it beside /under/over the TV screen then..(all cables could come through the wall behind the tv )
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So just a remote control extender like we sell here would do the trick by the sounds of things? Technomate wireless remote control extender IR control from another room in the but seems a bit of an expense to go with a ***boxF3 - Perhaps an EagleBox Mini would be the better choice as it comes with the IR eye?
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Already got the ***Box F3 though, will the Technomate Wireless IR extender work for me then? How exactly does it work please
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Yep sure the IR extender will work, you basically have two IR eyes (the two things that look like little flying saucers is probably the best description!) which are both powered from the mains (mains adapters included), you sit one in front of the devices you want to control so it can relay the IR commands, it also comes with a small remote eye on a cable which you can plug in to the main device so this means you don't have to have the flying saucer directly in front of the device, it can be hidden more out of sight, you then have the second flying saucer sat where you like, in front of the TV, at the bedside, where ever you like but this is the bit you'll now be pointing your remote control to so just make sure it's somewhere in the room you have clear line of sight to the remote control.
The common use is from one room to another in a house, so say you have your main receiver downstairs in the living room and have the TV pictures sent upstairs to a bedroom, you'd use this so you can take the remote control to the bedroom and still control the device. As this uses wireless radio and is only for the remote control it makes these totally standalone devices so you won't need to worry about what receiver you have or RF outputs as it doesn't need these, it will need a mains socket though to plug in and power each IR eye (flying saucers).
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