I just recently moved into a new house and the main room is laid out weird and the only place for the TV is above the fireplace. There is a small room in the corner that the previous owners used as a small office and I would like to stick all of my equipment (AV receiver, dvd player, cable box, etc.) in there so they will be out of view. Is there a way I could do this and still use the remote from the couch and not have to do everything manually?
there are kits in the market today that can convert infrared signals into electrical signals then back to infrared where the av equipment is. this can be done wirelessly (RF) or wired. the kits are called infrared repeaters. they have many components. a sensor reads signal. a main control unit distributes signals(wirelessly to another control unit or wired to the flashers), then infrared flashers or emitters shoot the infrared beam at each component. click on the site below for more details. an alternative is to get a universal RF remote which doesnt require a line of sight to work. the remote sends signals to a contol unit where the signals are distributed to infrared flashers on the components to be controlled. this way, no wiring through the walls needs to be done. that can also be possible by using RF to transport signals from sensor to flasher (mentioned in above paragraph) if u prefer a cheaper infrared remote.
The best idea would be to get a universal remote that either works over radio frequency (RF) or has the ability to add RF. Radio frequency does not work by line of site, it works through walls and typically has excellent range in compartion to IR or infared. Harmany by Logitech is worth looking into. These are superb activites based remotes.
