A Plasma Screen That Likes IR

[Suhit Gupta]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.nec.co.jp/press/ja/0504/2202.html' target='_blank'>http://www.nec.co.jp/press/ja/0504/2202.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Did you know that plasma screens do not like infrared, you know, the technology that is commonly used to control your PC, DVD player or other remote-controlled devices. These devices might have difficulties working properly when being placed close to a plasma screen. This nightmare if finally over!!! The 42" NEC PX-42VM5FJ does not interfere with devices controlled via IR!"</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/plasmair.jpg" /><br /><br />Wow, I had no idea that this was the case, i.e. IR and plasma TV interference. Have you guys noticed thsi problem? Translated version of the page is available <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nec.co.jp%2Fpress%2Fja%2F0504%2F2202.html&amp;langpair=ja%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;c2coff=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;prev=%2Flanguage_tools">here</a>.

[Jason Kravitz]

I was not aware of that either - a better question is what's up with the screen shot? Spice channel special?!

[Suhit Gupta]

a better question is what's up with the screen shot? Spice channel special?!
Haha. I was wondering that myself when posting that image. :-)

Suhit

[Fitch]

Whaaaaaaa? Never heard of it either. You'd think that'd be something that AVSForum.com people would use as one of those arguments FOR DLP rear-projection or something.

I've got the NEC PX-42XM3A which is a 'commercial' model, and probably used for multi-panel displays. I've never had a problem from 10+ feet away with any of my remotes.

Maybe when you throw a 3x3 array of these things together, there's problems with controlling them? Although, in that case, I don't know why you'd use a remote, since you're supposed to control them all via serial cable, and one remote would control them all in the same way.

[RenesisX]

Interesting. Maybe that explains the wire that came with the remote on my NEC 42" plasma. You can plug a cable into the top of the infra-red remote and the other end into the plasma.

Guess it could also be for when you want to sit behind it and change channels though :lol: