On 07/30/04 13:49, Telewest Newbie said...
Hi,
Newbie here. Telewest (TV+ Broadband) is being
fitted on Monday. I guess they will give me a
Pace 4000T STB.
I am having this fitted in a remote AV/Comms cabinet
and want to be able to control the STB from 3
rooms that are wired back to the remote cabinet
with RG6.
I have read alot of the threads here and am confused.
Should I just get a IR extender system like a
TRIAX-link extender kit? This assumes I can get
the STB I am supplied with to accept non IRDA
codes.
If the STB accepts RC5 OK, it should work, you'd need an NTL blue remote or compatible to control it
Alternatively, I don't think the redeye will help
me because the STB will not be in a room where
I will watch the TV. From what I read you need
to point a Pronto or other remote at the redeye
attached to the STB. I can't do this!
If you can't get the STB to work with an RC5 remote, Red-Eye will allow you to use a Red-Eye compatible remote via an IR sender system. I don't understand why you think the STB location in a different room is of any relevance.. Red-Eye is not an IR sender, it simply allows you to control the STB using a remote codeset that will pass through a standard IR sender system.
