Every place I have a TV there seems to be white/glossy paint. I can easily point at the wall and it reflects back to hit the TV. A mirror would just be a nearly 0% loss compared to the paint.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Jon Bruce <jbruce-af...@ptpbroadband.com> wrote: > IR will actually be visible with a camera (cell phone works great) if you > need a visual to test. Also +1 for that diagram. > > > On 3/1/2017 11:19 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Yes it does. Very well. Sometimes just white paint will do the job too. > Or glossy paint. Depends on the optical output power of the remote and the > sensitivity of the receiver. Try aiming the receiver at the ceiling > first. Then add some foil if that does not work. > > *From:* Nate Burke > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 01, 2017 9:17 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: IR Mirror > > Does a regular mirror bounce IR Signals? If so, how big would it need to > be. Or does it not work this way? > > > >
