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Receiver control from another room ..aka magic eye

  • 01-03-2020 11:34am
    #1
    a clanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭


    I have a Tiviar alpha plus that I'm really happy with. SWMBO has decided that the TV and receiver have to be tidied up !!!. The neatest way will be to put the receiver in the attic and hide the cables by chasing the wall or maybe a same colour piece of electrical conduit.
    I have used a 'magic eye ' on sky boxes before but on non sky boxes the IR repeaters are a bit mickey mouse. Reasonably tech savey and would like to ask for any suggestions as to how to control the receiver from another room. Distance from receiver to TV would probably be 3 or 4 m when complete.
    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    a clanger wrote: »
    I have a Tiviar alpha plus that I'm really happy with. SWMBO has decided that the TV and receiver have to be tidied up !!!. The neatest way will be to put the receiver in the attic and hide the cables by chasing the wall or maybe a same colour piece of electrical conduit.
    I have used a 'magic eye ' on sky boxes before but on non sky boxes the IR repeaters are a bit mickey mouse. Reasonably tech savey and would like to ask for any suggestions as to how to control the receiver from another room. Distance from receiver to TV would probably be 3 or 4 m when complete.
    thanks in advance

    Get yourself a Logitech Harmony remote with a hub and you can hide it away in a cabinet. Putting the box in the attic is always a bad idea.


  • #3
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,048 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Get yourself a Logitech Harmony remote with a hub and you can hide it away in a cabinet. Putting the box in the attic is always a bad idea.

    +1


  • #4
    a clanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭a clanger


    I say attic but its a 'dormer' so the receiver would be in an accessible cupboard upstairs. In the space between the partition wall and the roof if you know what I mean!
    Thanks for the suggestion will look at it now


  • #5
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Remember boxes need air to keep cool.


  • #6
    Former Former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,728 ✭✭✭Former Former


    It's a bit rudimentary but you can always use the Webif on your phone. Gives you the basic functions without spending a lot on a Harmony.


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  • #7
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    Former Former wrote: »
    It's a bit rudimentary but you can always use the Webif on your phone. Gives you the basic functions without spending a lot on a Harmony.

    That is true. You can also use the Dream player app on Android to connect to webif on the Tiviar if you have an Android box, Android TV or fire stick

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.cyberdream.dreamepg.tv.player


  • #8
    NewClareman
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    Some info in this post


  • #9
    a clanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭a clanger


    Thank you for all the suggestions !
    I should have stated that above all this has to be wife friendly .....will not tolerate anything techy !
    So must be very user friendly and fool proof !!


  • #10
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    a clanger wrote: »
    Thank you for all the suggestions !
    I should have stated that above all this has to be wife friendly .....will not tolerate anything techy !
    So must be very user friendly and fool proof !!

    They all are if you set them up right


  • #11
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,048 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    a clanger wrote: »
    Thank you for all the suggestions !
    I should have stated that above all this has to be wife friendly .....will not tolerate anything techy !
    So must be very user friendly and fool proof !!

    As soon as you think you have something fool proof along will come a better/bigger fool!

    :D:D


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