[punky]

Its to do with the relaying of the remote. The old Pace boxes use a non-standard remote system and so doesn't work. However, I have a Samsung box on ex-ntl, and it works fine the the bogest-standardest of digisenders.

If he has an old Pace box I think there is a way around it by buying a 3rd party IR blaster (sends the IR signals over wireless to the other room). I think it called Magic Eye.