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sound bar in the way of TV remote receiver
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Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »Get the Mrs to change the channel, and while she is at it, she can fetch your slippers and beer as well!
I am the Mrs!
Hubby, while passing me a chilled white wine, suggests it is my problem for having shorter arms than him!I would suggest that that article isn't describing 'a known Sony problem'.
It's an article from Sony, describing a problem with their own TVs and sound bars, so it may be a problem that effects other makes, but it is definitely a Sony problem.
If they had thought this through, they could have put a repeater in the sound bar! Would have expected better!I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
It's an article from Sony, describing a problem with their own TVs and sound bars, so it may be a problem that effects other makes, but it is definitely a Sony problem.
No it isn't.
It's an article from Sony describing a problem that can occur with any soundbar/television combination.
There is nothing in that article to suggest 'it is definitely a Sony problem'.0 -
The post about TV mounts (#7) is the correct answer..
It's definitely not a "Sony problem". It likely afflicts all soundbars placed in front of a tv on a stand.0 -
This is exactly the reason that I bought a Yamaha soundbar that has an inbuilt IR repeater.0
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If you had thought this through, you would've bought a soundbar with an inbuilt IR repeater.
Silly me thought that a Sony TV with a Sony soundbar would work well together.
Didn't realise the problem until it was all set up.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
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