RE: Detecting TV State

["Paul" <p-gale@xxxxxxx>]

If it's a plasma - some have a serial port that may respond to a query -
mine does :-)



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: BEN.MCCORMACK [mailto:ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 April 2003 15:10
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Detecting TV State



I believe that zantech (or crestron or amx) do something like this, I
believe that it sits between the electric plug and the wall outlet and
detects the current draw.

I would have thought that one of the electrical guys on the group could
knock something up

Regards

Ben

> Does anyone know of a way of detecting the state of a TV/PLASMA ?
> I need, remotely to know if a TV/PLASMA is on, in standby, or off at
the wall.
> I don't need all three states.......just on or off/standby.
> Is this something I can sense via the SCART ?
> Does anyone now of a product like this ?
> Thanks in advance
> Clive
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