And I bet NO ONE knows the answer to this.

In my bedroom I have two set-ups. Two VCRs attached to two cable boxes attached to two tvs.

On the right, I only record. On the left, I do both.

So during the evening, (as it's doing right now), I'm recording channel 4 from 9 to 11 and then my cable box will switch to another channel and I'll record from 11 p.m. to midnight.

On the left I will watch something that I have recorded.

Oh, and this is important. Both vcrs are Panasonic and share one remote. I have the other one, but who needs it. I can use the remote on both of the vcrs.

So you might be asking "How on earth can she be recording on the right one and watching another program on the left tv. Wouldn't the remote be interrupting the VCR on the right set-up.

For example, if I'm recording on the right, and aim the remote at the left one to press play, and then stop, wouldn't the remote affect the right VCR?

Well, I solved (or at least I thought I did for 5 years or so), that problem.

On my right tv, I have a big cardboard box fitted over EVERYTHING. There is no line of site. So when I program the VCR on the right set-up, I place the box over it and I go about what I want to do and the remote HAS NEVER triggered a stop, a play or anything on the right VCR.

I even put a towel over the box just to make sure

Well, today, I was watching a tape on the left, I pressed stop and I heard the right vcr stop. I checked and yes it stopped.

So how come (if there no line of site from the remote to anything), how come if the tv, vcr etc, is completely covered, would the remote affect it anyway.

Does it function by frequency, so it wouldn't matter if I covered up the tv and vcr on the right?

I just put a brand new VCR that a friend had up in her closet and never took out of the box. I bought it from her and it works perfectly. It's exactly like the one it replaced.

I don't understand why the remote would affect a vcr that is completely covered by a cardboard box and then a towel.

And if I'm mistaken, and a remote works by frequency so a cardboard box and towel won't make a difference, then how come nothing like that happened in 5 years. I always had the same kind of VCRS recording and playing and used one remote and it never interferred with the running of the vcr on the right?

What kind of thing can I place over the VCR and tv so the remote can't possibly interfere?

If any of you are engineers out there, here is your chance to shine.

And I'm not getting any dvr thing so don't tell me to upgrade etc.

I'm perfectly happy with my vcrs, they all work just fine but I would like to still have them side by side. It makes for easy operation.

Thanks much

Melody