Remote Control for Samsung STB

[RamJet]

Hi
I've currently got a second TV coax wired in room 2 pumping out of the RF output on the Samsung

I've looked at video senders - they seem to say the video will work/send but they won't transmit the NTL/Telewest Infra Red remote control signals (why not ?????? )

is there a way round this ?

how can I get the Samsung to change channels from room 2 ?

thanks 4 any advice

RJ

[Paul K]

Does this one work with NTL?
http://www.simplyautomate.com/produc...sp?prodId=3638
Not cheap though

May be wrong, but I thought the problem was only with the Pace boxes, which used a non-standard IR signal.

[Greebox]

I can confirm the standard Digisender 2 works with the Samsung STB straight out of the box, no need for Red Eye or anything extra.

Although this may be overkill if you have the picture/audio as a cable feed already.

I would expect any IR extenders that are comercially available to work with the Samsung as it uses standard signals unlike the older Pace units. Try anything available from Argos on a 14-day return.

[RamJet]

Hi

looked into the DigiEye

http://www.letsautomate.com/10850.cfm

says "note that neither the DigiEye nor the DigiSender will currently work with the new silver Samsung boxes from NTL/Telewest "

er . . . . . this new Samsung STB looks like a not so good deal ?

Any ideas anyone ?

RJ
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[QUOTE=Greebox]I can confirm the standard Digisender 2 works with the Samsung STB straight out of the box, no need for Red Eye or anything extra.

Thanks Greebox !

Are you saying that the Digisender 2 works to send both Video and Remote Control signals to the Samsung STB ?

Ramjet

[Greebox]

Yes I have had it running to my PC WinTV USB PVR, the only thing you need to be aware of is that it has only available 4 wireless channels and you may get conflicts with either Dect Phones or Wireless PC network because they all work on 2.4 GHz

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by RamJet

Hi

looked into the DigiEye

http://www.letsautomate.com/10850.cfm

says "note that neither the DigiEye nor the DigiSender will currently work with the new silver Samsung boxes from NTL/Telewest "

The DigiEye does work with the Samsung box, but it's more sensitive to receiver positioning than with Pace boxes. You'd have to experiment a bit to get the best performance.

Someone on one of the forums suggested it helped if you didn't point the remote directly at the DigiEye.

Greebox's Argos 14-day suggestion is a good one.

[Mike Harrison]

Samsungs use standard RC5 IR and so should work with any sender.