[mythtv-users] Need IR receiver recommendation

[Jarod Wilson]

On Tuesday 30 November 2004 04:54, Lane Schwartz wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:06:49 -0800, Jarod Wilson <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> > On Monday 29 November 2004 18:25, Robert La Ferla wrote:
> > > Need IR receiver recommendation.  Needs to be compatible with MythTV. 
> > > I would also like to use it with xine and tvtime.  I don't want to
> > > build one.  I want to buy one.  Recommendations?
> >
> > Far and away the best of all I've used it the XP MCE USB receiver. Long
> > cable, best range and multi-directionality around (well, 'cept for when
> > compared to RF stuff like the ATi Remote Wonder, but you said IR ;-).
>
> Jarod, is this what you mean?
>
> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=80-100-851&depa=0

Yup, that'd be the one. (Or one of them, anyhow, mine is actually an HP OEM 
model we had spare from an HP XP MCE box).

> If so, can you confirm that it does work with Myth?

Yup, its what I use with my main system. I'm not using the MCE remote though, 
I'm using a RadioShack 15-2116 universal remote with it.

> The newegg 
> description says, in big red letters, "THIS IS NOT A UNIVERSAL REMOTE
> CONTROL!

That's correct.

> THIS REMOTE WILL ONLY WORK WITH MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP MEDIA 
> CENTER OPERATING SYSTEMS!"

That isn't. :-)

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
jcw at wilsonet.com

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