Remote Control Sensor Devices for Cabintry

Infrared relays.... *LINK*

Mark Goodall - ATL - tooljunkie

>Yes, Lee Valley, Rocker and Woodcraft all sell an infrared remote controller extenders, or relays. You mount a sensor in a more convenient location in the cabinet, and then wires feed down to a sender that you place inside the cabinet infront of the equipment.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?Offerings_ID=2264&TabSelect=Details&cookietest=1

Happy Woodworking!


http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?Offerings_ID=22

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Hoa Dinh in Alameda

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Mark Goodall - ATL - tooljunkie

>I beat you, I beat you. I posted a minute before you!

Ha, ha, ha.... but you win because your post, although the same as mine, was presented better, so you get extra marks for presentation.

Happy Woodworking!

Re: Remote Control Sensor Devices for Cabintry *LINK*

Craig, N. KY

>You could possibly use a universal RF remote. My in-laws have the one in the link below. All of their equipment is totaly enclosed in a cabinet. It was installed by an A/V company and wasn't exactly cheap, but it gets rid of multiple remotes and allows you to hide all the equipment. Just another option to think about.


Philips RF/IF Remote

Warning

Scott Stafford

>Before you spend a bunch on an IR repeater system, be aware that many of the LCD and plasma flat screens will jam an infared receiver. Not always, but you should consider buying one of the specific "plasma proof" IR receivers. They are spendy! The standard Speakercraft brand IR receivers seem to be the most impervious to this type of interference without breaking the bank.

Placing or mounting the IR receiver behind the plane of the flat screen seems to help a lot.

Radio frequency remote controls work well, but decent systems are $300 plus and require programming. Crazy as it seems, currently our most popular remote control is $1200 plus a couple hundred in programming.

Off the subject, but be sure to provide lots of ventilation and make the equipment cabinets a minimum of 20" deep inside.

Good luck!

Scott

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Hoa Dinh

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Re: Remote Control Sensor Devices for Cabintry *LINK*

David Hay @ Denver

>This is the kit I bought for our home...prices were a bit better than Rockler. The bookshelves I built have a place for the electronics behind a solid door, so I needed a way to control them without having the door open.

The version I bought has a little box you place somewhere near the TV. There are alternate versions that are a lower profile (e.g. just drill a small hole and insert the receiver)

David


http://www.enhancedht.com/page/EHT/PROD/IRK/291KIT-F

Re: Remote Control Sensor Devices for Cabintry

Paul Dwight

>I was going to provide a link to the same website recommended by David -- enhancedht.com. I haven't ordered yet but the prices look to be quite attractive.

As mentioned earlier, a radio frequency remote is another good option. The Harmony 890 is one of the most affordable -- it goes for about $330, I think, and programming a basic system via Harmony's web interface could not be easier. The Harmony activity buttons ("Watch TV," "Watch DVD," etc.) are very simple to use and very popular with my wife and kids.

I'll be using an infrared repeater for my equipment cabinet since I already own an infrared-only Harmony 880. If I had it to do over again, I would probably just buy the RF Harmony 890.

Good luck! -- Paul

Re: Remote Control Sensor Devices for Cabintry

mworkman

>I have setup a number of the IR repeaters.

You will need an emmiter, control module and receiver. The receiver is the one that you need to think about plasma screens or direct sunlight.

Try http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&CATID=65&ObjectGroup_ID=693

or

http://www.smarthome.com/prodindex.asp?catid=257

They are both very resonable.