RE: Homevision - one more time...

["Kenneth Watt" <kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>]

Agreed, but it's not the cost of the amp that winds me up, I think that's
probably although slightly expensive, about right.

It's the IR receivers that get me, I mean you can get an RF one, with built
in power and a TX unit for £30 off Mike's site as well and yet the cheapest
receiver compatible is twice that price! Now I ain't no electronics wiz
like
a lot of you guys but I run a business and understand about a thing called
margins IMO, Xantech are making too much if that, because they can! They
have a very select and limited clientele who will pay the exorbitant money
just to have it "done right and look right". I had look inside
the Hidden
Link IR receiver as I blew it up, and there is not much in there besides
the
TX and RF LED's so I reckon that these things cost buttons to actually
make.

I'm not having a dig at Let's Automate either in any way and I have to
acknowledge that the system does work very well indeed, but its pricey.

K.

-----Original Message-----
From: 	Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
Sent:	11 May 2001 00:07
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Homevision - one more time...


The question is though ... why are the IR receivers (in general - not a dig
at LetsAutomate who are pretty good for pricing and I have great respect
for
them and their service) so expensive though? I mean, Ian's IR receiver is
no
more than a few quid to build. What makes a 10 way IR distribution amp
worth - what - £80?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennethwatt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 May 2001 23:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Homevision - one more time...
>
>
> Phil,
>
> I agree about the cost of the emitters, however they do work
exceptionally
> well, in fact you would not know that the actual appliance being
> controlled
> was in another room at all. I am running the Xantech system and I
> reckon it
> is great - it's just the cost of the receivers that are a pain in the
> wotsit!
>
> K.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent:	10 May 2001 21:01
> To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Homevision - one more time...
>
>
> Forgive me if I'm jumping in here guys but this is a similar
> question to one
> I had and never really got very well answered.
>
> It's not a case of running *ONE* emitter but several ... not zoned ...
but
> just say one attached to each piece of kit rather than a single
> emitter. Can
> HV power multiple IR emitters directly or do you need to run an IR
> distribution amp? To clarify things I wanted to strap emitters to
> my IR543,
> my VCR, DVD, LD, video scaler, projector and amplifier which is seven
> emitters but I never knew whether the HV could drive seven (all with
the
> same signal, not zoned) on it's own.
>
> Now I just need to rig up a multi channel IR sender with a single
receiver
> ... which I also don't quite know how to implement but I know that the
IR
> receivers on LetsAutomate are *HORRENDOUSLY* expensive! (I think
> this is one
> for Ian Birds IR PCBs!)
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Hoye [mailto:james.hoye@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 10 May 2001 20:29
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Homevision - one more time...
> >
> >
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> > > Can someone tell me if the IR TX on Homevision can be wired
up to
> > > one of those Xantech IR distribution blocks? and i mean
REALLY
> > > simply my soldering skills would make an /untrained/ monkey
> > look skilled.
> >
> > http://www.diyautomation.co.uk/tutorials/ir_emitter.htm
obviously
> > isn't for
> > you then!  I don't know how much the Xantech ones are, but these
> > (thanks to
> > Keith) can be made for about £2.00 each.
> > How many are you interested in, as I may be able to knock up a
couple if
> > your soldering skills are that bad?
> >
> > James H
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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