RE: IR Distribution - Problem?

["Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxx>]

I really should have answered this on list! :/

> James and I have started the IR distribution through the house. 
The 
> amplified block will live in N0. It will be fed from Rx in several
> rooms and it will send its output to the AV room (TiVo and
DigiBox).

I'm with that.

> Now - if I have Rx in the AV Room as well (so I can send IR to HV in
> N0) I assume a "normal" message to DigiBox will get there
straight 
> from the remote, then get there a 2nd time thru the Xantech setup?

Yes, correct. However the delay is *almost* imperceptible.

I do the same thing exactly in the AV room, with a slight
modification...

Sky can *ONLY* be viewed elsewhere in the house by using TiVo for
several reasons.

One is that TiVo controls Sky and this way TiVo always "knows"
what
channel is being watched and changes correctly for recordings. Another
is that TiVo receives the IR from the Xantech system then tells the
Digibox what to do, thus eliminating the feedback problem you will get.

Now, the only way to eliminate the problem and to still maintain
control
is to have the Digibax unable to "see" local IR and have it fed
purely
>from
the AV room. So tape over the window, leaving a small hole, put a
mini-emitter over the hole and test it, see if it works. That's the
only
way I can think on doing it without moving the box to Node 0 as well.

The easiest way IMO is to do it the way I did and it stops people
fecking up the Tivo recordings etc, but it's your call.

HTH

K.

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