IR to RF transmitter

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I recently bought a Logitech Harmony One, which has been by far and away the best all-in-one remote I've owned, and about the best value purchase I think I've ever made for my set-up. The one drawback I have found is that it's infra-red and not radio frequency. This has become a particular bone of contention as I'm looking to get a couple of lights to create some better lighting for watching my screen than ceiling lights. I've looked around and decided that I really like the Philips Living Colours lights, which have the big plus of being remote controlled - however they work on RF, and I don't want to have to use the second remote supplied for these now that I've just finally gone back to a single remote again. Could I use an IR to RF transmitter such as this to transmit RF to the lights from my Harmony? http://www.reallycleverhomes.co.uk/acatalog/Marmitek_PowerMid_XS_infrared_receiver.html I don't see why it wouldn't work from the fundamentals of receiving an IR command and transmitting an RF one, but could I get it to transmit the *right* codes in RF? I know I'd still need line-of-sight to the transmitter, I don't see that as a problem.

 

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I have a set of the Appollo neon lighting kits (not set up yet) that work with IR. I don't think you could get the RF to work unless you knew the codes, the frequencies etc. and would have to buy a lot of kit to make it work. I also have a Philips light and while it's great (remote is naff), it's expensive for what it is.

http://www.neon-lights.co.uk/

 

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I also have the neon lights and am very pleased with them ,although again ,not the cheapest solution. On their web site it states that they will work with a universal remote although don't know about RF.

 

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Thanks, I hadn't heard of the Apollo LED lights but looking at the website they appear to do just what I want - the features are very impressive! Their premises in Somerton is actually just down the road from where my family live. Did you just buy online or did you see them displayed somewhere before you purchased? I need to convince my better half that they're a better buy than the Philips and I think a physical demo would solve the problem.

 

[d4v3pum4]

siggy_7:Thanks, I hadn't heard of the Apollo LED lights but looking at the website they appear to do just what I want - the features are very impressive! Their premises in Somerton is actually just down the road from where my family live. Did you just buy online or did you see them displayed somewhere before you purchased? I need to convince my better half that they're a better buy than the Philips and I think a physical demo would solve the problem.

I got a discount via another forum, where they are very popular. They are far better than the Philips which is very expensive and you only get one light, so if you need to light multiple areas, you're looking at a lot of money.