2011-09-29, 18:39
Mudislander Wrote:Recieved remote this morning
Instant problem though, the range really sucks. The dongle is in the back of my heavy aluminium SilverStone case under my 50 inch TV. I would expect to be able to use the remote sitting on the sofa about 3 meters away. To get the remote to work I have to crawl down to the media center stick the remote through so it passes the back of the case & then it'll work.
Has anyone got any ideas on extending the range, I'm not too keen on the idea of a visible extender cable.
BTW no little gift as promised, not an issue though.
Gift is digital (not physical) and it's announced next week!
The dongle has a directional antenna (just found this out from Motorola) so put the dongle in a usb hub, or at the front of the case and your range will come back!