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On Wednesday, 1 July 2015 23:58:47 UTC+1, Windmill wrote:
Anyone knowlegeable about these? I'm looking for something with which I
could select which device I want to control, presumably chosen from a
menu displayed on an LCD screen or whatever, and then perform all the
usual functions for that device.

I believe some remotes have a built-in selection of remotes whose codes
they can emulate, but I'd prefer something more flexible.
It'd probably need to have a touch screen to show different functions
for different devices.

Or could something like an Android phone have an IR
transmitter/receiver plugged into it so that it could act as a remote?
I have a vague idea I've heard of something of the kind.

tried a cheap one once. It looked for a change on screen, and picked a corresponding preloaded code set.

Sorry for the v. long delay; couldn't get on with my search until other
vital stuff got done.

The remote that controlled the most devices I've ever had was a bamboo stick. That was when tvs etc weren't remote controlled.

That had been my approach until recently!

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All that is gold does not glister / Not all who wander are lost

And who remembers the ultrasonic channel changer. A tuning fork in a box
with a spring pinger to poke it into sound.
The snag of course that if you dropped a set of keys on the floor in the
room the channels wout go haywire.
Brian

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On Wednesday, 1 July 2015 23:58:47 UTC+1, Windmill wrote:
Anyone knowlegeable about these? I'm looking for something with which I
could select which device I want to control, presumably chosen from a
menu displayed on an LCD screen or whatever, and then perform all the
usual functions for that device.

I believe some remotes have a built-in selection of remotes whose codes
they can emulate, but I'd prefer something more flexible.
It'd probably need to have a touch screen to show different functions
for different devices.

Or could something like an Android phone have an IR
transmitter/receiver plugged into it so that it could act as a remote?
I have a vague idea I've heard of something of the kind.

tried a cheap one once. It looked for a change on screen, and picked a
corresponding preloaded code set.

Sorry for the v. long delay; couldn't get on with my search until other
vital stuff got done.

The remote that controlled the most devices I've ever had was a bamboo
stick. That was when tvs etc weren't remote controlled.

That had been my approach until recently!

--
Windmill, Use t m i l l
J.R.R. Tolkien:- @ S c o t s h o m e . c o m
All that is gold does not glister / Not all who wander are lost

"Brian-Gaff" wrote in
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And who remembers the ultrasonic channel changer. A tuning fork in a
box with a spring pinger to poke it into sound.
The snag of course that if you dropped a set of keys on the floor in
the
room the channels wout go haywire.
Brian


I wonder if a museum has one?