Re: IRDA extenders?

["Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>]

> Currently planning the redecoration of the living room with cable
routing
> etc. My main problem at the moment is how to control my Pace /
Telewest
> digital box Di4000 without having the whole box on view all the time.
As I
> am sure most are aware the box uses IRDA instead of the usual
infra-red
> system to accept commands from controls, so will not work with
normal
> learning remotes, pyramid tranmitters, etc. I am sure IRDA extenders
must
> be available out there somewhere so at least I could hide the thing
away
> even if I have to use a second remote just for the cable box. For all
my
> looking however, I can't seem to find them. Of course that doesn't
solve
> the problem of changing channels on the cable box from another room,
so if
> anyone else has solutions I'd love to hear them - on the rear of the
box
it
> does have an IR input for "hideaway" applications, Dual USB
ports, an
RS232
> sockeet, plus Ethernet 10/100 Base T socket but both PACE and
Telewest
tell
> me that none of these have been enabled and no hardware ever made
for
them.
> Not sure if I beleive them about being enabled so possibly an option
to
> control via a PC connection to one of these sockets.

I spoke to someone earlier this week about controlling these boxes. 
They
said they'd manage to read in the string from the remote into the IRDA
port
on a Fujitsu 510, and play it out again to control the TV.  I'm going
to try
the same soon, and see what I come up with.  If it works, I should be
able
to control the box with my PC.

Andy

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