RE: Interesting....

["Ady Joy" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 26 April 2004 20:35
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Interesting....
>
>Some of the NTL/Telewest Pace boxes will only understand IRDa codes (in
>which case you cannot control them with a Pronto) and some will
understand
>both IRDa and "normal" IR codes.
>
>If you have an IRDa only NTL/Telewest box then you can control it using
the
>codes for a Philips OnDigital receiver using something called a Red-Eye
>which translates between IR and IRDa codes as appropriate.

... and which I can thoroughly recommend. I have the Telewest Digibox which
accepts IR as well as IRDA but TW were so good at messing up the IR codes
every time they did firmware updates that I took the plunge and got me a
Red-Eye. I've never looked back, with rock-solid IR control from my Pronto
and the Tivo (that I finally got:-)))) also controls it without a hitch. (I
also opened up the digibox and hid the Red-Eye inside the digibox - don't
tell Mr Telewest ;-)

Ady



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