[mythtv-users] IR transmitter testing

[Brian Wood]

On Mar 21, 2006, at 8:26 PM, Marco Nelissen wrote:

>> MCM Electronics sells for $2US a piece of laminated cardboard that
>> has a chemically sensitive section that glows when hit with IR
>> radiation. Part # 72-003.
>
> Their website says that product is no longer sold. You must have
> bought the last one... ;)
>
>> Not just for Myth, but for testing any remote to see if it needs
>> batteries etc.
>>
>> Just in case anybody's interested, it's sure a lot easier than some
>> of the tests I saw :-)
>
> Doesn't everyone who has a myth-box also have a digital camera?
> Since digital cameras are IR-sensitive, and are an easy way to
> see if the remote lights up.


Sorry if I got the last one, too bad, it was a good product.

Good point about the cameras.

I have a pair of Zeiss former East-German military binoculars that  
were built to spot IR emitters, I guess because of the cold-war era  
sniperscopes. They work quite well at spotting IR blasters, but I  
suspect you could get a decent digital camera for far less than they  
cost. Unless you wanted an excellent pair of binocs I guess the  
camera route would be better.