RE: IR Distribution - Problem?

["Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxx>]

> Bar steward!  I knew you'd remind me of that!

Hey, I have a reputation to maintain! :)

> I _nearly_ had to go the Xantech route due to the channel changing
> problems
> & was soooo pleased when I thought to extend the TiVo IR out over
CAT
5.
> I refuse to pay 80 odd quiid for a tube thingy to pick up the IR
signals
> in
> the first place.

Xantech gear is expensive and I agree that, particularly, the RX units
are over-priced but they are also, IME, 100% reliable.

> This has meant I spent a shed load more on KAT5 units to feed SKY
to
the
> Tivo and back to Node 0 :(
> OTOH, KAT5 units are worth it IMO and re-usable in the future if I
> re-arrange everything.

Yup.

> As I said, I am sooo close that I don't want to, amongst other
things,
> scrap
> 4 powermids!

Don't start me on Powermids again. ;)

> I'd like to wait and see if the IR returns over KAT 5 will offer
me
what I
> need before I throw more money at it and then find KAT5 gives me
hard
> wired
> IR at a fraction of the Xantech cost and without 'wasting' extra
CAT5
> sockets.....

Even if it means buying KAT5 II units to get IR it'd be worth it and
hopefully a switcher as well...the Holy Grail!

K.

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