RE: IR Blasters

["Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>]

Of course if you shell out for the new colour Pronto, you'll be able to use
the RF option to transmit IR....

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 May 2001 20:30
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] IR Blasters
>
>
> Exactly ... [Shock, horror] the Pronto isn't perfect.
>
> I am getting p'd off with my missus at the moment who for some reason
> insists on waving the pronto around and then putting it down on
> the side of
> the couch and blocking the IR while it's running macros and then tells
me
> that my AV system isn't working right.
>
> If you have IR relay emitters strapped to the front of each
> device then each
> device gets IR squirted directly into its receiver ... someone
standing in
> front of it or some kid smearing jam on the front panel will no longer
> affect its ability to receive commands.
>
> Ideally all pieces of equipment would have some form of hardwired
control
> ... IR is good but not infallible. Remember the diagrams in the
> manuals for
> your kit ... "Point the remote directly at the unit for reliable
> operation".
> IR works very well, I think it works amazingly well given how it does
what
> it does, but it does have limitations and it's best to try to work to
> eradicate those limitations.
>
> Phil
>
>




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