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Hacking a Remote control
Marky_1979:
On my current cab I am using a TV which will be behind a monitor bezel to hide the fact its a tv. The main problem with this is I can not access the tv whilst its in this state and due to my tv not remembering what channel it was last on and not detecting an av signal automatically like most tv's I have to turn on with remote and then flick the av button 3 times to get it on the right channel.
I think that If I hack my remote and place two possibly more buttons on the side of my cab for tv power on and channel swithching av button I can get round this problem what are your thoughts guys?
I have included a pic of remote minus the case and need advice as to solder which wire to which connection.
Many thanks in advance
Marky
mountain:
You will probably have more luck hacking the buttons on the front of the TV. They should be surface mounted on a PCB which will allow you to solder wires to more easily. Plus, you wont have to worry about changing the batteries ;)
MustardTent:
I hacked my remote at first as well. I soldered buttons to it and extended the IR LED so that it sat behind the bezel. I also added a small 3v power supply so I wouldn't have to worry about batteries.
It was a fun little project, but I ended up cracking open the TV so I could just solder my buttons to it directly. I think I still have the hacked remote though.
MustardTent:
Here's the thread I started.
Nobody really cared at the time.
Marky_1979:
The way I see it is if it goes wrong I can replace a remote control. I dont really wanna start breaking into the tv to get to the buttons plus there is no a/v selection button on the tv case unfortunately
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