Re: Recommended IR Receivers

["psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>]

Do you have the sunlight filter on the receiver in your lounge? Is
it good enough to filter unwanted IR out? Most of my rooms are south
facing and get loads of sunlight.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@b...> wrote:
> I can't recommend anything other than the Xantech system, as I use
that
> myself, but I can tell you that it is very good for IR
distribution, not
> cheap as you say though. However I had started out on that path
before I
> knew of UKHA_D so someone may have an alternative that is more
wallet
> friendly. One or two things to watch though are to think very
carefully
> about which rooms *actually* need the IR receiver. So long as you
leave
> the wiring in place it should be a doddle to add if you need to at
a
> later stage. The other thing is watch where you place the
receivers; the
> one in my lounge does not get direct sunlight but still, in the
evening,
> picks up stray IR from sunlight :-(
>
> K.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: psghome2002 [mailto:psghome@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 17 February 2002 21:23
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Recommended IR Receivers
> >
> > I've been looking at the Xantech MicroLink IR receivers to mount
in
> > a standard wall plate blank (maybe with a temp sensor as well).
Only
> > trouble is they're pretty expensive when I want to put one in
every
> > room (10 or so). Anyone got a cheaper but equally as good a
solution?
> >
> > Paul.
> >
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