I just got a Duet today, and was planning to replace my SB2 in my media
center, and put the SB2 in the bedroom as a remote display.

Unfortunately, that won't work!

I have been using my whole-house automation system (a StarGate) and my
distributed audio system keypads (Xantech MRC-44) to control basic
Squeezebox functions- on, off, play, pause, stop, skip.

StarGate starts up the SB2 in the morning, and turns it off when I turn
off the lights at night, leave the house, etc.

With the new Duet receiver, there is no way apparently to control it
with IR commands!

That seems very short-sighted on Logitech/Slim Devices' part, since the
IR interfaces were already there, and just having a jack would've been
sufficient to interface the Duet with either an automation system or a
programmable remote control.

Other than stringing IR wires to the bedroom or using one of those
Radio Shack IR to RF things, is there any way to get IR signals into a
Duet receiver?  

Has anyone hacked a solution to this?  I noticed there are several
unused connectors inside the receiver- any place to hook up a cable
from a Xantech IR block?

It would also be nice to be able to go the other way and control the AV
equipment via IR from the Duet, although I don't really need to do
that.

Thanks!

Orrin


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