Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Universal remote recommendations...?
Phill Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/26/2005 6:51:13 PM FWIW, I bought a serial IR receiver off eBay from a guy in the UK which was cheap (about 5 quid), simple to set up and works a treat. Once you've done that you can use just about anmy remote you like. I can send you his eBay URL if you like as I think he has ones on there all the time. PS - if you think you have poor choice of remotes in the UK, you should try living in Australia! Regards, Phill Are remotes good only in the country of origin? The reason I ask is that if someone in the UK or down under wanted a remote only available to someone in the US, would there be anything that would stop a resident of the US from sending a gift to someone in another place of the world? For example, wouldn't one of the 2116 RS remotes would just as well in Australia as it does in the US? $30 plus shipping might be worth it... Just wondering... Paul ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] [OT] Universal remote recommendations...?
Gah! Well, I've finally had it with trying to configure my Philips SBC RU 865. It seems it's impossible to get *all* of the buttons working at the same time in any way, shape or form which makes it entirely useless for MythTV usage without continually switching in between different modes. Shame really, as this glaring error excepted it's an utterly stellar remote. If it's in TV mode, the pause, play, ff, rew etc. buttons are disabled... if it's in VCR mode the volume and mute buttons are disabled. Argh on a stick. So, I'm in the market for a new remote to use with my PVR-250 and was wondering what opinions people here might offer. Firstly, I'm UK based, which probably cuts down an awful lot of stuff from the off (bah) and I don't really want to pay £120 for a remote, much to the annoyance of the short-back-and-smarm sales rep I clashed with on Tottenham Court Road yesterday, and nor did I want to buy a PVR setup (sigh). I knew walking into the Sony Centre was a bad idea... Most promising so far (in that it's not butt ugly and doesn't cost a fortune) is the Sky+ remote as resold by Argos in this example http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001langId=-1catalogId=3151productId=122374clickfrom=name I think there may be another version of this same remote floating about with a flip-top keypad somewhere, but that's not much of an issue for me. I couldn't find an lircd.conf for it over at lirc.org, but that's probably due to the manufacturer not being Sky, which is just as well as I'm loathe to give Rupert Murdoch any more money... ;) Since it was designed for PVR's, I'd imagine it would fit the bill nicely, and is probably the nicest looking remote I've seen recently. Any Myth users out there using this thing successfully? Care to comment? In terms of people I don't want to buy things from, Sony are right up there with Rupert Murdoch, but I've been told they make some good remotes. The selection I saw yesterday was far from inspiring (style over substance - lots of fiddly little buttons), but I know there's a few users on here who swear by Sony remotes. Other than the fact I want all the buttons to work *all the time*, separate ff/rew and left/right buttons and it doesn't look like the back end of a bus, that's pretty much all the criteria I have. I'm not averse to rolling my own lirc.conf's if need be, but I'm just looking for stuff that definitely works (with PVR-250's and Nova-T's) and people are happy with. Thanks for any suggestions! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Universal remote recommendations...?
I'm using the Sky Navigator with built-in keyboard and it works very well. It's quite useful to bind some of the less known features (restart script etc.) to buttons on the built-in keyboard rather than them being visible all the time. I've yet to get all the keys firing and do away with the proper keyboard, but that's the intention. Note, if you've not bought one yet, I don't think they work with the Hauppauge receiver of non homebrew types like irman. Let me know if you want my lirc configs. Dan On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:54:17 +, Stephen Tait [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gah! Well, I've finally had it with trying to configure my Philips SBC RU 865. It seems it's impossible to get *all* of the buttons working at the same time in any way, shape or form which makes it entirely useless for MythTV usage without continually switching in between different modes. Shame really, as this glaring error excepted it's an utterly stellar remote. If it's in TV mode, the pause, play, ff, rew etc. buttons are disabled... if it's in VCR mode the volume and mute buttons are disabled. Argh on a stick. So, I'm in the market for a new remote to use with my PVR-250 and was wondering what opinions people here might offer. Firstly, I'm UK based, which probably cuts down an awful lot of stuff from the off (bah) and I don't really want to pay £120 for a remote, much to the annoyance of the short-back-and-smarm sales rep I clashed with on Tottenham Court Road yesterday, and nor did I want to buy a PVR setup (sigh). I knew walking into the Sony Centre was a bad idea... Most promising so far (in that it's not butt ugly and doesn't cost a fortune) is the Sky+ remote as resold by Argos in this example http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001langId=-1catalogId=3151productId=122374clickfrom=name I think there may be another version of this same remote floating about with a flip-top keypad somewhere, but that's not much of an issue for me. I couldn't find an lircd.conf for it over at lirc.org, but that's probably due to the manufacturer not being Sky, which is just as well as I'm loathe to give Rupert Murdoch any more money... ;) Since it was designed for PVR's, I'd imagine it would fit the bill nicely, and is probably the nicest looking remote I've seen recently. Any Myth users out there using this thing successfully? Care to comment? In terms of people I don't want to buy things from, Sony are right up there with Rupert Murdoch, but I've been told they make some good remotes. The selection I saw yesterday was far from inspiring (style over substance - lots of fiddly little buttons), but I know there's a few users on here who swear by Sony remotes. Other than the fact I want all the buttons to work *all the time*, separate ff/rew and left/right buttons and it doesn't look like the back end of a bus, that's pretty much all the criteria I have. I'm not averse to rolling my own lirc.conf's if need be, but I'm just looking for stuff that definitely works (with PVR-250's and Nova-T's) and people are happy with. Thanks for any suggestions! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Universal remote recommendations...?
At 12:56 26/01/2005 +, you wrote: I'm using the Sky Navigator with built-in keyboard and it works very well. It's quite useful to bind some of the less known features (restart script etc.) to buttons on the built-in keyboard rather than them being visible all the time. I've yet to get all the keys firing and do away with the proper keyboard, but that's the intention. Note, if you've not bought one yet, I don't think they work with the Hauppauge receiver of non homebrew types like irman. Let me know if you want my lirc configs. Dan Thanks for the offer, but I've just discovered a post in the deepest darkest recesses of google that the Sky+ remotes transmit using the RC6 protocol, whereas the Hauppauge cards receive using the RC5 protocol, and are thus incompatible :( As you suggest, they'll only work with a homebrew or commercial RC6 receiver, which is a bit of a PITA TBH. When I figure out how to shoehorn building one, I might take you up on the offer ;) In the meantime I've pilfered myself the crumb-ridden half-broken remote from the front room and have been rejigging that... ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Universal remote recommendations...?
Thanks for the offer, but I've just discovered a post in the deepest darkest recesses of google that the Sky+ remotes transmit using the RC6 protocol, whereas the Hauppauge cards receive using the RC5 protocol, and are thus incompatible :( As you suggest, they'll only work with a homebrew or commercial RC6 receiver, which is a bit of a PITA TBH. When I figure out how to shoehorn building one, I might take you up on the offer ;) In the meantime I've pilfered myself the crumb-ridden half-broken remote from the front room and have been rejigging that... FWIW, I bought a serial IR receiver off eBay from a guy in the UK which was cheap (about 5 quid), simple to set up and works a treat. Once you've done that you can use just about anmy remote you like. I can send you his eBay URL if you like as I think he has ones on there all the time. PS - if you think you have poor choice of remotes in the UK, you should try living in Australia! Regards, Phill ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
