RF Blaster and SageTV

[nowtechs]

I am looking for an RF Blaster/transmitter solution for SageTV. I would like to control my Directv receiver from another room using the RF functionality. What is a good RF blaster to use for this setup? Thanks ...

-nowtechs

[PGPfan]

To the best of my knowledge there is no such thing as an 'rf blaster'. If one were available (and programmable) this would be a big thing for those folks with DishNetwork. They make a dual tuner receiver, but with Sage only one of the tuners can be controlled (using ir), wasting the other one.

Just out of curiosity, what DirectTV receiver uses rf? All the ones I have (D10-100's) are serial or ir.

-PGPfan

[nowtechs]

It's a Directv H20 HD Receiver. If there are IR blasters why no RF blaster?

[SHS]

What look for is a Remote Control Extender or IR Repeater Systems

[PGPfan]

Originally Posted by nowtechs

If there are IR blasters why no RF blaster?

My guess would be that there is no market for them considering that like 97% of all receivers use ir. Also, from an electronics perspective transmitting ir is easy (just an led), whereas trasmitting rf requires a radio transmitter which is a significantly more complicated device and usually not a single part like an led.

-PGPfan