In the cause of tidiness, my Freeview box is now inside a cupboard, with a solid white painted wood door. No wires show, however, the remote wont work (obviously).
I want to drill a hole in the door to let the IR beam in (the box is janmmed up against the door).
What can I use to cover the hole to make it as discrete as possible?
David
Better still, get a wireless remote extender from Maplins. No need to drill the hole, then.
Why not get some doors with opaque glass in them. IR should pass through okay.
It totally depends on the glass.
Trouble is, the door is an original door built into the alcove at the side of the fireplace so I'd rather leave it alone as much as possible.
The remote sender is a good idea, but I actually have a Freeview box, and a surround-sound unit in there too - so I'd need 2 remote sender kits. A bit expensive really.
Leaving the door ajar works, but, not very pretty!
Err, no. The remote units just pick up IR and parrot it at the other end. You only need one (set) no matter how many remotes you're extending.
Try here:
david
Hey this is great. I'll let you know what I go for. Cheers.
In message , David P writes
I hope you have plenty of ventilation too.
Well I solved it very easily. The link to satcure (above) lead me to the IR extender for the Freeview box itself, for =A312 plus p&p. The discrete pod is next to the tv, and the thin connecting wire is channelled with all the other TV cables inside a 'floating' shelf. Job done.
Cheers Vortex.
Cheers Vortex.
No worries.
david
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