On Tuesday 24 January 2006 22:11, Kevin Venkiteswaran wrote: > > >James C. Dastrup wrote: > > >> Is anyone aware of an IR receiver that is designed to be mounted > > >> in an external drive bay? Either a full-size 5.25" bay or a floppy > > >> bay would be fine. I may have to make my own, but I'd rather pay > > >> for a more professional looking solution. > > > > > >Google on Soundgraph iMon. There are various internal and external > > >versions of an IR receiver/VFD combo. The IR/VFD units are the ones in > > >the Silverstone line of cases and the drivers are available in lirc. > > > > Nice stuff, thanks. Of course, it's a little pricey for a simple IR > > receiver, since I don't really need the remote, much less the VFD. Might > > as well buy another Silverstone case, which I already with another > > frontend. Trying to make use of leftover/cheaper stuff for the kids TV. > > But I'll definitely keep this in mind. > > I'm not clear on why you want it to fit in an external drive bay -- but > if you're just looking for an IR receiver in a nice case check out > http://www.home-electro.com/ira3.php. They offer an OEM model which > comes without a shiny black case if you want to mount it in an existing > enclosure. > > They are a little pricey but they work flawlessly with lirc, have their > own micro-controller to avoid polling by the cpu (minimal as it may be), > and use standard ethernet cable to transmit the signal (the upside being > that you can get around the serial cable length issue; I run mine > through more than 75 feet of cable through multiple walls and floors). >
Wow! Nice... yeah a bit pricey, but boy they look good. Thanks for the link... Ill be spending my "salt" there for sure. Jerry _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
