Re: powermid - reliability

[sdickson@xxxxxxx]

Guys,

thanks for the insight, and saving me the frustration and money. I'll
go around the corner to the guys that have the franchise for installing
the sky systems in the area and get the sky kit.

Rgds, Steve



"paul gordon" <paul_gordo-@xxxxxxx> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/ukha_d/?start=3D1978
> If its _JUST_ for the Sky Digibox, you could use the Sky TV-LINK kit,
which
> was discussed here a couple of weeks ago. I've been using one of
these for
> about a month now, and I'm very pleased with it. It has worked
flawlessly. -
> If you need multiple remote locations to control the digibox, buy 1
TV-Link
> kit for each location, but be sure to get a UHF amplifier from the
same
> company that makes the TV-Link, as others don't pass the IR control
signal.
> The TV-Link kit costs around =A330 and includes an original sky
digital
remote
> handset, so I reckon its not too bad value....
>
>
> I turned to this after trying a couple of the common IR
"blaster"
style
> repeaters (though not specifically the powermid), none of which were
> reliable in operation.
>
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
>
> >From: sdickson@xxxxxxx
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] powermid - reliability
> >Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 02:00:33 -0800
> >
> >
> >What's the general view of the powermid system?  I need a cheap
and
> >cheerful solution to relaying IR from around the house to the Sky
> >Digibox.  I intend to move house later this year therefore don't
want
> >to invest too much time or effort into a proper hardwired solution
yet.
> >
> >Does the Powermid system work anyway close to being reliable?  I
seem
> >to remember a bit of bad press on some of the newsgroups a while
back,
> >is this still valid? Anyone got any personal experience?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Rgds, Steve
> >
> >


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Valentine's Day Shopping Made Simple.
http://click.egroups.com/1/1158/3/_/2065/_/950090187/

-- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault
-- http://www.egroups.com/docvault/ukha_d/?m=3D1