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  • vex
    Automated Home Guru
    • Feb 2005
    • 197

    Cheap Hide-a-way IR system

    I have used this a couple of times now and it works brilliantly.

    Coax between the tv and the hide-a-way location,
    A Sky Eye
    Globals TVLink Plus Kit.

    Ding, IR Control for two sources over a spare piece of coax.

    Total cost under £40.00, if you want to add more rooms simply at one of thier cheap TV amps to split the signal.

    Don't think of it as controlling Sky or TV stuff, it is just IR passing, so anything can be controlled.
    www.intouchtech.co.uk (trade)
    NOW PART OF INVISION UK, One of the leading home technology distributors to the CI Market.
  • TimH
    Automated Home Legend
    • Feb 2004
    • 509

    #2
    A good find

    Is this the kit you use?


    This one seems similar, but from a different manufacturer. Have you tried this one too? Is it the same?


    There's a bit more info in the paper catalogue than is shown on the web, but outwardly, they look to do the same thing.

    Cheers,

    Tim.
    My Flickr Photos

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    • TimH
      Automated Home Legend
      • Feb 2004
      • 509

      #3
      Sorry, I meant to ask this in my last post. Does the coax need to be terminated at the IR receiver end, or is it sufficient to plug-in the remote eye?

      I'm about to order one of these kits and will get a 75ohm terminator if it's needed.

      Thanks,

      Tim.
      My Flickr Photos

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      • vex
        Automated Home Guru
        • Feb 2005
        • 197

        #4
        Sorry TimH,

        It has been a while since I popped on here.

        Yep, that is the kit we sell but I would check to see if it comes with the eye or not, I have never seen them sold with an eye as well.

        And 'no' the coax does not need to be terminated other than with the eye.
        www.intouchtech.co.uk (trade)
        NOW PART OF INVISION UK, One of the leading home technology distributors to the CI Market.

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        • TimH
          Automated Home Legend
          • Feb 2004
          • 509

          #5
          Originally posted by vex View Post
          Sorry TimH,

          It has been a while since I popped on here.

          Yep, that is the kit we sell but I would check to see if it comes with the eye or not, I have never seen them sold with an eye as well.

          And 'no' the coax does not need to be terminated other than with the eye.

          Thanks Vex,

          I figured you'd been offline for a while.
          My kit arrived on Friday, I got the one in the second link, the Philex one. It came with remote eye, the splitter box, power supply and a cable with three IR blasters.

          Got it working a treat to control my CD player under the stairs

          Thanks for the tip,

          Cheers,

          Tim.
          My Flickr Photos

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          • TimH
            Automated Home Legend
            • Feb 2004
            • 509

            #6
            Just an update on pricing & availability...
            My local B&Q now do this system for £20 incl. vat - it's on the shelves amongst the other aerial & satellite bits.

            I've had mine running for a while now and just can't fault it

            Cheers,

            Tim.
            My Flickr Photos

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