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RF universal remote control recommendations?
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Anyone have advice on purchase of an RF universal remote control? My main speakers are on either side of an entertainment center. Normal IR remotescan only function with a hinged door on the left side of the cener open partly, which blocks the left speaker to some extent.
I thought that with a universal RF remote I could leave the door closed and solve the problem. It would have to control both a H/K receiver (for volume) and a Panasonic CD player.
Another idea would be a device to add RF transmssion to my existing remotes, which are fine otherwise. Ideas?
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In case anyone is interested, I found my solution: a Leapfrog remote control extender. An extender unit receives IR signals from your remotes and transmits them by RF to a base unit placed near your components, which converts them back to IR. Works like a charm right through the door of my entertainment center. It supposedly works even in distant rooms.
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How much does that cost? I'm pondering whether this might be necessary for the EC I'm building.
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I paid $39, which includes one IR extender cord to bring IR, if necessary, from the base unit inside the cabinet directly to the receiving "eye" of a component. I found that my Panasonic DVD player worked fine without an extender (receiving IR signals from the reflections inside the cabinet), but that my H/K receiver needed to have the IR extender pointed right at its eye. You could possibly need more extenders depending on your setup. I was told that you can buy double extenders,which have two little remote transmitters for bringing IR direct to components. The extenders are inexpensive.
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wschwartz,
Would you care to post a link to some web pages describing the gadgets you bought? I might be able to use one, too...
With regard to your placement of the receiver etc. inside the built-in "entertainment center," my $.02 of advice are: Be careful not to overheat your receivers/amps by operating it at high levels for a prolonged time period in an enclosed environment. I also place all my electronics inside the built-in entertainment shelves, but I always keep the front door open when they are in use...
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The Terk website is under construction, so this is the best I can do for a link to the Leapfrogs: http://www.terk.com/products.html#leapfrog. I got the simple LF-IRX, and it works like a charm.
I share your concern about overheating. When I had the entertainment center built (I did it when my kitchen cabinets were built), I had the cabinetmaker include vents high and low on both sides of the unit. My use is modest, too: 2-channel stereo only at modest levels for a fairly small listening area. So far, no problems, but for more demanding use I'm not sure if this stragegy would work as well.
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