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| Topic: | Remote Extender Dilemna This thread has 6 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday January 10, 2003 at 14:13 |
smleon Lurking Member |
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Hi folks,
I'm in the planning stages of a renovation to my home theatre setup, and have run across a snag. I want to move all of my components (5 in all) OUT of my great room, and into a nearby closet. Obviously, I'm going to need some way of extending my Sony RM-AV2100's signal into that closet. The only solutions I've found thus far are either far too expensive at the moment ($250 and up), or so cheap in price that I'm worried they won't work (i.e., Radio Shack's wireless remote control extender, $29.99).
I'm hoping there's a reliable solution out there that will allow me to control all 5 of my components, for around $100.00. Is this unrealistic?
Any suggestions/Advice would be MOST welcomed.
Thanks in advance.
/mike
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| Post 2 made on Friday January 10, 2003 at 15:43 |
westmetro Founding Member |
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The Powermids at smarthome.com are known to work.
How far away is the closet? Look at the wired thing from hotlink.com, perhaps they have an exension cable for the pickup.
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| Post 3 made on Friday January 10, 2003 at 18:43 |
Just use an IR repeater system. Both Niles and Xantech make decent units. Xantech has a basic kit that comes with an IR rcvr, connecting block, and 4 emitters. You would need more emitters most likely but you can splice a couple extra on.
Nick
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| Post 4 made on Sunday January 12, 2003 at 08:15 |
Cruz2002 Long Time Member |
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The kit Nick is talking about can be seen here: [Link: xantech.com](490-KIT)
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| Post 5 made on Sunday January 12, 2003 at 14:58 |
I'd ABSOLUTELY recommend the Xantech kit over an RF Powermid system. Yes, the Powermids work, but many people have interference problems. Things like cordless phones and microwaves often wreak havoc. The xantech kit can be had for less than $100 and will be much more reliable.
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| Post 6 made on Monday January 13, 2003 at 01:58 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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where can the Xantech be had for less than $100?
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| Post 7 made on Tuesday January 14, 2003 at 21:27 |
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