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Old 13-04-10, 07:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Light bulbs change channels on v boxs

seen on sky news website.

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seen on sky news website.

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Old news mate, was on click about six months ago
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Default Re: Light bulbs change channels on v boxs

lol, Sky News rubishing Virgin stb's, whatever next !

Any stb can be succeptable to IR from other sources. Even too much sunlight can stop an IR remote from working properly.
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