Hi,
Having a few problems with a wireless AV sender used to send TV/Aduio from Sky+ HD box to other TVs in the house, and send IR signal from remote back down to the sky box.
It appears that at least one other house nearby has a similar device on the same frequency, and we keep controlling each-others sky boxes. This creates some interesting "battles" whereby I will change channel or go into TV Guide, only for someone else to change the channel on my Sky box back to something else, resulting in a "battle of wills" until someone gives up! I haven't asked around the street to find out who it is.
What I believe appears to be happening is the IR relay that sends the remote control signal back to the box is being received by each-others receivers, and relaying to both/all Sky boxes.
Interestingly, if I unplug my transmitter unit, and just leave the receiver unit on and connected, I can see what other people are watching (including them scrolling through TV guide on the screen). The device also has four channels that can be switched between, and on two of the four channels I can see what is being watched on two seperate houses Sky boxes. (Rather concerning from a privacy point of view!)
Unfortunately, changing between the four channels does not appear to have any effect on the channel the IR is relayed on.
My question is, has anyone else experienced this probem? If so, any recommendations? If not, can anyone recommend a DIGITAL rather than analogue wireless AV sender (possibly encrypted?) that would both prevent the problem of "shared" IR relay and the privacy issue?
many thanks
R.
Having a few problems with a wireless AV sender used to send TV/Aduio from Sky+ HD box to other TVs in the house, and send IR signal from remote back down to the sky box.
It appears that at least one other house nearby has a similar device on the same frequency, and we keep controlling each-others sky boxes. This creates some interesting "battles" whereby I will change channel or go into TV Guide, only for someone else to change the channel on my Sky box back to something else, resulting in a "battle of wills" until someone gives up! I haven't asked around the street to find out who it is.
What I believe appears to be happening is the IR relay that sends the remote control signal back to the box is being received by each-others receivers, and relaying to both/all Sky boxes.
Interestingly, if I unplug my transmitter unit, and just leave the receiver unit on and connected, I can see what other people are watching (including them scrolling through TV guide on the screen). The device also has four channels that can be switched between, and on two of the four channels I can see what is being watched on two seperate houses Sky boxes. (Rather concerning from a privacy point of view!)
Unfortunately, changing between the four channels does not appear to have any effect on the channel the IR is relayed on.
My question is, has anyone else experienced this probem? If so, any recommendations? If not, can anyone recommend a DIGITAL rather than analogue wireless AV sender (possibly encrypted?) that would both prevent the problem of "shared" IR relay and the privacy issue?
many thanks
R.