I got sick of my DVD player not being able to play DVD+R, DVD+RW, etc, so I went out and bought a new Wal-Mart special for < $40. The player claims to be a "CyberHome" DVD player. It's been working great except for one little minor problem. It uses some of the same IR codes as my stereo. So, when I press "enter" on the DVD remote, my stereo powers off. When I press "Fast Forward", it sets the stereo's sleep timer. I've found about 3 conflicts thus far.
Has anyone else out there had problems with this sort of madness? I've thought about returning the DVD player, but my stereo is aging and is already starting to break down. I guess I'll just have to mull over this one for a while.
Posted by enigma at December 31, 2004 07:52 PMWell, if I suppose you don't mind getting up to make changes to the stereo, some electrical tape over the stereo's IR receiver couldn't hurt.
If you'd still like to control your stereo and DVD player remotely, you could get fancy. You could get two polarized filters to put in front of the stereo and DVD IR receivers. Aim your remote normally (buttons face up), control the DVD player, turn your wrists (buttons face left or right), control the stereo. Note: I've never tried this, but I can't think of why it wouldn't work, assuming the filter works in infrared.
Posted by: Joey Lawrance at January 2, 2005 07:51 PM