Virgin HD Box Question

[Douglas Arfempty]

I've just ordered my home media package with Virgin and am looking into locating all of my AV hardware (HD Box, Blu-Ray, XBOX)in the lobby between the dining room and living room, with the TV mounted in the living room on the wall.

Question is, can i purchase a type of IR repeater that will work with the Virgin box? As I've read that these do not work with Virgin, even though they'll work with Sky.

I'm not worried about the XBOX as that isn't IR apparently, and the Blu-Ray will be fine as I'll press play and not worry about having control within the Lounge.

Apologies that the email is quite poorly written, when it comes to AV I'm not too tech at all!

Thanks for your help,

Matt

[Bushi]

Triax Tri-link

[headcase]

Are you aware that you will need to run HDMI cables from your equipment to the TV? You wont be able to distribute HD over an Aerial connection.

[Douglas Arfempty]

headcase said:

Are you aware that you will need to run HDMI cables from your equipment to the TV? You wont be able to distribute HD over an Aerial connection.

Got this covered, the box is literally on the other side of the wall to the TV, they're back to back. So just going to drill a ~2" hole in the wall to feed the HDMI cables for the Blu-Ray, XBox and Virgin Box through, along with the TV Power cable.

Which is why i'm ideally after a hard wired option to transmit the IR signal. Wonder if something like this would do the trick?

http://www.irextender.co.uk/#Blue%20Eye%20Shop

Thanks in advance,

Matt

[headcase]

Yup, just a standard IR extender should do the job.

[Magic919]

I get mine from Keene. http://www.keene.co.uk/multi.php?mycode=IRBKIT

[Naga]

I use a NIKKAI from Maplin with mine - Works fine. Go for 5.4ghz whatever you buy

[Beardy10]

This works very well with the Virgin HD box....we have one we use with ours.

http://www.nexgensmarthome.co.uk/products/xray-rem...

I have no idea how it works but it does. You replace one of the batteries in the standard remote with a transmitter and it's job done.....

[pmanson]

Magic919 said:

I get mine from Keene. http://www.keene.co.uk/multi.php?mycode=IRBKIT

I'm using the same with a (non HD) virgin box in the bedroom and a DVD player without any issues.