All I want to do is control my Pace STB from another room at minimum cost, why would I want to use Red-Eye instead of just buying an IRDA compatible IR sender/repeater ?
If all you’re ever likely to want to do is control the Pace STB from another room, then there may be cheaper options than Red-Eye, but when you are comparing costs, you should ensure you compare like with like. Remember that you’ll want another remote for the second room so you don’t have to keep taking one remote between rooms. The info below assumes you are running a cable to get the TV signal between rooms. You may want to use a wireless combined video/IR sender, but this does not significantly change the arguments for/against using Red-Eye. For the most basic setup, with the STB in the front room and a second TV in a bedroom, you need either : (a) An IRDA compatible IR sender plus an extra IRDA remote for the bedroom. or (b) Red-Eye, any IR sender, plus a Red-Eye compatible remote for the bedroom. Bear in mind that for solution (a), the remote in the bedroom needs to be an original NTL/Telewest remote as most compatible ones (e.g. One For All 4 Digital) have limited range, which wh
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- All I want to do is control my Pace STB from another room at minimum cost, why would I want to use Red-Eye instead of just buying an IRDA compatible IR sender/repeater ?
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