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Scart to RF output
Hi all,
My first post... so be kind ![]() I have 2 questions: 1. I have decided to buy the Humax FOXSATHDR500 and ditching Sky+... As youview is coming... I dont want to have to buy again in a years time.. (it has taken my 6 months to get a decision out of my other half to get the new PVR) What is the general concencus ? 2. Has anyone converted the scart output to rf on the Humax box and sent it to another room where it can be controlled with a second remote. (this is important to my other half!) Any help/advice greatly appreciated Steve |
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2. Like most newer boxes it does not support this. You could get an separate UHF modulator to do the converson for you or use any old VCR or DVD recorder for the same function.
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2. Has anyone converted the scart output to rf on the Humax box and sent it to another room where it can be controlled with a second remote. (this is important to my other half!)
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If you already have a coax from rf2 on your sky+ box to another room then id go for this
[url="http://www.satshop.co.uk/section142/product1289/Triax-tri-link-kit.html"]http://www.satshop.co.uk/section142/product1289/Triax-tri-link-kit.htm |
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Yeah I already have the coax, however it does look a little overkill and pricey at £50.
Will look at all your suggestions Thankyou all ! |
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Does anyone know if the sky+ magic eye will work with the humax remote ?
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Does anyone know if the sky+ magic eye will work with the humax remote ?
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1. I have decided to buy the Humax FOXSATHDR500 and ditching Sky+...
As youview is coming... I dont want to have to buy again in a years time.. (it has taken my 6 months to get a decision out of my other half to get the new PVR) What is the general concencus ? ![]() The HDR is not capable (Bob_Cat from Humax has admitted this) |
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2. Has anyone converted the scart output to rf on the Humax box and sent it to another room where it can be controlled with a second remote. (this is important to my other half!)
I used an old VCR but this had a number of disadvantages, compared to a dedicated RF Moduator: 1. Large and cumbersome. 2. Power Hungry. 3. If power failed it defaulted to channel 1 and had to be reset. Hope this helps. |
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You can use a magic eye.
It is, of course, the kind of device you would need to replicate the 'magic eye' on a Humax. |
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There is a device that intercepts the vhf control signals over coax from magic eyes and reconverts to IR at the receiving end. Trouble is they are expensive for a single magic eye setup, a pair of powermids is cheaper.
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It's not really a 'magic eye' though
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A magic eye is a magic eye. The Sky magic eye is just one type of magic eye.
Well before Sky there was the Powermid and such - but these were never called 'magic eyes', and the nickname couldn't really be applied to them. They were also just crude IR repeaters, the Sky 'magic eye' is an integral part of the hardware in the box. |
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Nothing was known as a 'magic eye' until the Sky one
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My parents had an old 50's valve radio with a "magic eye" tuning indicator, an EM87 if I recall...
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Even Sir Thomas Aquinas (c. 1224-1274) would be impressed with this one. Why debate how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, when we can have a scintillating debate as to what constitues a "Magic Eye".
On second thoughts, I think I'll pass. Now, lets see, can two angels really be in the same place at once,... (Sorry Thomas, the computer says no. Oh, you proved that already, did you? Welcome to D-Spy.) "A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational." Sir Thomas Aquinas. |
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A magic eye is a magic eye. The Sky magic eye is just one type of magic eye.
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Even Sir Thomas Aquinas (c. 1224-1274) would be impressed with this one. Why debate how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, when we can have a scintillating debate as to what constitues a "Magic Eye".
On second thoughts, I think I'll pass. Now, lets see, can two angels really be in the same place at once,... (Sorry Thomas, the computer says no. Oh, you proved that already, did you? Welcome to D-Spy.) "A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational." Sir Thomas Aquinas. |
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My parents had an old 50's valve radio with a "magic eye" tuning indicator, an EM87 if I recall...
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Does anyone know if the sky+ magic eye will work with the humax remote ?
http://www.aerialshack.com/omnilink-...ink-p-519.html The Philex tv-link accessories are essentially the same as the original Global products. http://www.tvlink.co.uk/ Another link, with instruction sheet: http://www.chsinteractive.co.uk/elec...r-location.htm |
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Yes, but you'll need a power supply for the dc. EIther buy separately, or as part of kit.
http://www.aerialshack.com/omnilink-...ink-p-519.html The Philex tv-link accessories are essentially the same as the original Global products. Anohter link, with instruction sheet: http://www.chsinteractive.co.uk/elec...r-location.htm http://www.bluedelta.co.uk/buy-now.h...otecontrolkits |
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