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Old 28-10-2008, 10:02   #15
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Re: Virgin media remote gone weird!!

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
Yes, it's true. Low-energy bulbs send out infra-red noise that can drown out the signals from remotes. If you can re-arrange things so the STB can't "see" the bulbs that should fix it.

The bulb manufacturers claim it's less of a problem with newer bulbs, but I haven't seen any independent data on this.
Ahah, I was not aware of this. Thanks. This explains the spontaneous channel changes ....
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