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Old 04-01-2011, 16:27
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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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Old 04-01-2011, 16:31
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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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Old 04-01-2011, 17:17
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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!)
As has already been said any old VCR would do the RF conversion. If you want the CONTROL bit as well you may have to move to a videosender rather than RF (as these often do remote control of the box).
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Old 04-01-2011, 18:33
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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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Old 04-01-2011, 19:28
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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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Old 05-01-2011, 12:42
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Does anyone know if the sky+ magic eye will work with the humax remote ?
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:46
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Does anyone know if the sky+ magic eye will work with the humax remote ?
No, Sky magic eyes only work on Sky boxes, Humax have no such facility.
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Old 05-01-2011, 13:49
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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 ?
Note that you will need a new box for YouView
The HDR is not capable (Bob_Cat from Humax has admitted this)
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Old 05-01-2011, 19:36
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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!)
You can use a magic eye - see here. I can confirm that this works. (I forget where I got them, but the "eye and blaster" were well under €20.)
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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Old 05-01-2011, 20:01
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You can use a magic eye.
It's not really a 'magic eye' though, it's a complete external IR repeater system - the 'magic eye' (as it commonly known) is a feature of Sky boxes only, where the technology is built in the box.

It is, of course, the kind of device you would need to replicate the 'magic eye' on a Humax.
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Old 05-01-2011, 21:43
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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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Old 05-01-2011, 23:11
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It's not really a 'magic eye' though
A magic eye is a magic eye. The Sky magic eye is just one type of magic eye.
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Old 06-01-2011, 10:31
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A magic eye is a magic eye. The Sky magic eye is just one type of magic eye.
Nothing was known as a 'magic eye' until the Sky one, and it's still the only one 'worthy' of the name - the rest are all clumsy bodged on aftermarket additions.

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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Old 06-01-2011, 10:48
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Nothing was known as a 'magic eye' until the Sky one
Not in your small world possibly.
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Old 07-01-2011, 17:11
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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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Old 07-01-2011, 18:14
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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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Old 07-01-2011, 18:27
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A magic eye is a magic eye. The Sky magic eye is just one type of magic eye.
and then of course is the Freemasons eye !
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Old 07-01-2011, 19:07
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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.
Only if the angels are entangled, and poor old Tom is a Saint!
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Old 07-01-2011, 20:37
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My parents had an old 50's valve radio with a "magic eye" tuning indicator, an EM87 if I recall...
True - they were the original 'magic eyes' - except the EM87 was one of the later 'modern' ones, there were a number of ones before those. Tape recorders used them as well.
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Old 08-01-2011, 16:17
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Does anyone know if the sky+ magic eye will work with the humax remote ?
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.

http://www.tvlink.co.uk/

Another link, with instruction sheet:

http://www.chsinteractive.co.uk/elec...r-location.htm
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Old 08-01-2011, 16:28
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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
Only Sky boxes have the necessary decoders built in to accept remote signals coming in at rf2 out. To use a magic eye requires a decoder at the location of the kit to be controlled that re-transmits the signals as infra red. The system below does not need the stick on repeaters


http://www.bluedelta.co.uk/buy-now.h...otecontrolkits
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