Scott Lurndal wrote:
Ed Pawlowski writes:
On 8/30/2013 12:49 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:


4. Make it remote friendly. I had to modify a couple entertainment
centers when folks who were sitting in their easy chair could not
activate the components that controlled what was up on that big screen.
On one such job, I had to cut out much of one side of the opening to
allow access to the infrared ports on the cable box and DVD player.



I have DirecTv. With their box you can get an RF remote. Fantastic that
you don't have to aim it or be in line with anything. Check to see if
that is available for your main components.


All my gear is in a 19" EIA computer rack (APC, ivory, with smoked glass
front panel) in a completely different room from the display. A simple
IR receiver/RF transmitter and RF receiver/IR transmitter works well to
tunnel the remote from the viewing room into the equipment room (and
the smoked glass panel doesn't block the IR signals).

DAGS: IR Remote Extender

Our current setup has dark tinted glass doors. We are tired of the seeing
the equipment lights shining through the glass doors and really don't have
a good alternative location.