Magic Eye help please

[smartie]

Recently ran coax from the Sky box downstairs to the bedroom TV and added a magic eye to control sky box etc. Works fine.

Just added a signal booster which has improved the picture quality no end - but the magic eye doesn't work now! Any ideas?

[yourang youtang]

Just let your eyes go all blurry and rheumy and the dolphin should appear.

[metro lover]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

[Piersman2]

Did you actually buy a booster that is compatible with the magic eye?

I'm guessing you didn't know such a thing existed.

I see in your near future a trip back to shop to exchange your booster

[road_rager]

magic eye needs 5V dc i think which is also carried on the coax, your booster will be killing the 5V...HTH

[summers]

Have a look on some av forums, they're very susceptible to interference, the booster may be buggering things up.
The one I put in would only work randomly.
In the end I gave up and bought a wireless one instead and it works a treat!
Maplin have got a good range of them.

[Ben Magoo]

http://www.magiceye.com/

HTH

[smartie]

Piersman2 said:

Did you actually buy a booster that is compatible with the magic eye?

I'm guessing you didn't know such a thing existed.

I see in your near future a trip back to shop to exchange your booster

bang on - cheers! Firtunately bought from argos so no probs taking back!

[williamp]

Never been able to see these, still dont believe they work. More of an "in joke" at school to seem popular.

[Goochie]

williamp said:

Never been able to see these, still dont believe they work. More of an "in joke" at school to seem popular.

errr.......

Have you read the thread?

[Scho]

williamp said:

Never been able to see these, still dont believe they work. More of an "in joke" at school to seem popular.

i could never see anything either, but i pretended i could if anyone asked so as to not look stupid.

[Pigeon]

[spitfire-ian]

It's a sailboat!

Edited by spitfire-ian on Friday 31st October 17:22

[onlynik]

spitfire-ian said:

It's a sailboat!

Edited by spitfire-ian on Friday 31st October 17:22

Nope it's a schooner

[miniman]

Or, you can buy a bypass kit:

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

[cjs]

You need an amp with a DC pass through. I'm surprised you need a booster, if the cable is only going upstairs then you should not need one, I would check your connections first.