Re: Ir signals via X10

["wkearney99" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Same here. It is a drag to watch a VCR tape outside on the deck, having
> to run in when a commercial appears.

Not a problem for me as I use a Russound CAV6.6 to handle the deck.  The IR
pickup on the A-KP2 that serves the deck is reasonably useful in most
situations.  So I can just point the IR remote at it and it'll handle
routing the signals to the active zone.

I think what the OP wanted was the ability to SEND the signals over UPB (or
powerline) to a remove device.  That's a bit different and potentially quite
a bit more complicated.  Inbound IR signals only have to be routed to the
known active source (or broadcast to all source devices).  Outbound would
have to know which room (or output zone) is desired and what signals are
appropriate for it.  6 rooms controlling one DVD player only needs to know
the codes for the one player (not 6 different in-room TVs).

> I believe there are RF-IR links from other systems but I can't remember
> who sold them. Quite frankly, sometimes I wonder why AV gear still uses
> IR to remote control it. Doesn't make much sense.

Sense or not, everything uses it and I don't see that going away anytime
soon.  IR has proven itself quite useful for the majority of home AV needs.
It's only when we start wandering into the really small subset of automation
inclined households that other solutions are worth considering.

-Bill Kearney