light switch behind screen

[jakies]

This might not be the right forum since it's technically not a screen questions.

Anyways, I am getting ready to move into a home that has a room I am planning to use as a theater. The problem is the light switch is on the wall that I plan on mounting a fixed frame screen. I've just started looking at remote dimmers but I assume the screen material would block the IR signal (RF remote dimmer?).

Any ideas?

 

[kragnorok]

Is there no way you could move the switch to any other wall, it's not too difficult to do.

Just an idea.

Keegan

 

[Johnd]

Yeah. My suggestion is to relocate the swtich, or replace it with an rf switch (receiver and transmitter, of course). Cheers, John

 

[Exit]

Unless your screen takes up your wall totally, it might be easier to move your switch outside the screen area on the same wall.

 

[bandphan]

lutron makes rf dimmers, if you use ir just relocate the sensor. Are you planning on control by a universal type remote?

 

[jakies]

At this point moving the switch is still an option. An IR dimmer just seemed like a quicker fix with additional benefits. If I did go with an IR dimmer I would also plan on a universal remote that would have the capabilities to control the dimmer.

Although after doing some quick searches, it doesn't appear as though controlling an RF dimmer with a universal remote is as easy as it sounds (I could be wrong). Unless I go with a zwave/harmony combination but I don't want to limit myself to a Harmony remote.