[mythtv-users] Remote?

[Joseph H. Fry]

One of the easiest solutions is to use a good learning remote and a
wireless keyboard to learn from... this way you don't need to deal with
LIRC for your interface.

It's not always easy though... some ir keyboards don't have easy to
learn signals and some remotes have trouble learning from a keyboard.
This has been discussed in the past.  www.remotecentral.com has forums
that this topic comes up in time to time.

It's nice to have a wireless keyboard handy anyway, and as a backup to a
lost remote ;-), just kick it under the couch when not in use!

Of course, if your gonna be using lirc anyway to control an external
tuner, then there is no reason not to get/build an ir receiver and use
any remote you have laying around.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Chris Kahney
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:40 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Remote?
> 
> So the Streamzap remote is a good remote for MythTV?  I have some old
> remote that works with the serial port (I want to say HP or compaq,
but I
> forget exactly), but I never used it so I don't know if it's any good.
> 
> What about Palm remotes?  I know the Palm m100 is next to nothing now
> (<$40) so has anyone tried that?  I know there's a program for Palms
where
> you create your own remote interface, problem is the screen is so
small so
> the touch buttons can't be very big, and without tactile feel it's
hard to
> determine where the buttons are without looking at the remote.
> 
> Still think a programmable remote is the way to go.  If I remember
> correctly Walmart has some ~$20 remotes that you can program the
> buttons:  put programmable remote in "learn", point old remote at
> programmable remote's IR, press button you want to program on old
remote,
> press button on new remote to set.  Easy, cheap, but how would I tell
the
> IR receiver to send the signal, or is that even possible??
> 
> I'm pretty shocked about the huge lack of information on remotes for
> MythTV
> since the system is only as good as it's input:  what good is a OS
without
> a keyboard and mouse?  Really expected several pages of info on the
site
> and a few responses from the group, but the site covers every aspect
of
> hardware **except** remotes.  What do you guys do, connect corded
> keyboards???
> 
> And why was this subject changed to "OT"??  If input is off-topic then
> what
> is "on-topic"???
> 
> 
> At 02:56 PM 8/5/2003, you wrote:
> 
> >I don't recall using my VHS VCR since I got my Tivo.
> >
> >Option #1 - TV with multiple inputs, I think my big RCA handles 3
plus
> >component
> >video (Tivo, PS2, VCR, DVD)
> >
> >Option #2 - Use a A/V Receiver to handle switching.
> >
> >Option #3 - Daisy chain like you were discussing.  This is typically
not
> very
> >good for quality.  If I could only hook up one input to the TV, it
would
> >have to
> >be a Myth box with a DVD player.  Hook the VCR up to the the input of
the
> TV
> >card and encode everything to the harddrive or CD/DVD.
> >
> >That said, you should be able to have as good a remote as you want
> working
> >with
> >Myth, the ones that come with most of the tuner cards are a joke.
Look
> at the
> >Streamzap remote, build a LIRC serial receiver, or use a programmable
> remote
> >with the tuner card IR dongle . . .  If you want a button on your
remote
> to do
> >something, ask if it can be added to Myth.  Who knows you might even
get
> >involved in the User Interface part of the code, learn something and
> >contribute
> >to this project.  ;-)
> > > (I apologize if this is old topic, please bare with us noobies)
> > >
> > > If I understand MythTV correctly, it functions as the device I use
to
> do
> > > everything with the TV.  Currently the VCR and VCR remote services
> this
> > > purpose (changing channel, volume, power on/off, etc), so if the
> mythtv
> > > will be replacing the VCR for this I would like a good remote.
Any
> > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > Is this how everyone else has their system setup?  Currently have
a PC
> > > hooked to the TV for watching divx movies, which goes through the
VCR
> > input
> > > and then the VCR to the TV.  If the mythtv doesn't offer a good
remote
> I
> > > suppose I could leave the system like it is and change to the VCR
> input
> > > whenever I need to access the mythtv, but that seems to defeat the
> purpose
> > > of onscreen channel guides, etc.
> > >
> 
> 
>