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spiderplant · 23-09-2006, 14:25

marko:
It sounds to me like the box is picking up IR interference, which stops it from seeing commands from the remote properly. There are lots of possible sources: plasma or LCD TVs, fluorescent or energy-saving bulbs, direct sunlight, PCs with IrDA ports enabled... If you've got any of these, try rearranging your kit to make the problem go away. Be aware the interference can bounce off the opposite wall (common with wall-mounted plasma TVs). Adjusting the backlight on a LCD TV may help.

You may need to make a cardboard shield to cure the problem.

23-09-2006, 14:25	#20
spiderplant cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,037	Re: STB died on me marko: It sounds to me like the box is picking up IR interference, which stops it from seeing commands from the remote properly. There are lots of possible sources: plasma or LCD TVs, fluorescent or energy-saving bulbs, direct sunlight, PCs with IrDA ports enabled... If you've got any of these, try rearranging your kit to make the problem go away. Be aware the interference can bounce off the opposite wall (common with wall-mounted plasma TVs). Adjusting the backlight on a LCD TV may help. You may need to make a cardboard shield to cure the problem.