Posted: 5/12/2011 11:46:52 AM EDT
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I have an idea in mind to try to make a long range line of sight tv remote control. My idea is to buy a IR Laser diode and simply remove the IR led out of the controller and replace it with the Laser Diode.
My Question is, will this work? |
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How would you know precisely where you were pointing it to hit the IR receiver on the TV? -Foxxz The tv would shut off. The primary reasoning for the idea is the Kid in me wants to be able to shut off random people's tv's from a long distance away. A laser is the only way that I know how to do this. Also, just because it's a laser, that doesn't make the light output as a small dot. I can focus it to any size that I want. |
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Quoted: Quoted: How would you know precisely where you were pointing it to hit the IR receiver on the TV? -Foxxz The tv would shut off. The primary reasoning for the idea is the Kid in me wants to be able to shut off random people's tv's from a long distance away. A laser is the only way that I know how to do this. Also, just because it's a laser, that doesn't make the light output as a small dot. I can focus it to any size that I want.  |
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Quoted: My dual DVR uses a RF remote to talk to the DVR box on the other side of the house for the 2nd signal. I must say it sucks ass, you have to hold the remote a certain way for it to work and my house is only 1500 sq/ft. Pain in the ass. Same as my inlaws. It is pretty annoying. |
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My dual DVR uses a RF remote to talk to the DVR box on the other side of the house for the 2nd signal. I must say it sucks ass, you have to hold the remote a certain way for it to work and my house is only 1500 sq/ft. Pain in the ass. Same as my inlaws. It is pretty annoying. It might be a poor installation. I've seen some doozies that caused all sorts of reception problems (and signal probs, too! One installer patched the antenna into the signal coax with a splitter to gain better antenna signal, which worked, but wrecked the tv signal). |