RE: RE: was Digital Audio/ now Ir and IRDA

[Sam Partington]

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> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 10 January 2002 11:12
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] RE: was Digital Audio/ now Ir and IRDA
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> I admire Keith's efforts to integrate IRDA into KAT5 but I am sure
> Xantech and a host of other companies have put hundreds, if not
> thousands, of man-hours into developing their products to support
IRDA,
> bar none they have failed! For that reason, I would say that it, while
> probably possible, may well be out of reach in terms of time and
effort
> to create a reliable system that can work in harmony with
"standard" IR.

plus, the better alternative (or so it seems to me) is to convert the
signal
at the applicance end, and then the universal remotes from around the home
can control the system, without 1) having to use an IrDA remote in each
room, and 2) possibly compromising IR reliability for all of the other
appliances.

Sam

PS Hello everybody!