[mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote

[Jason Mcmillon]

I'll send it out tomorrow, when I get back home.

Jason
On 8/13/05, Jason Mcmillon <jmcmillon at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you were able to get MythTV up and running, why not take a stab at
> programing your remote via JP1?  I was able to create a "remote
> upgrade" code to control MythTV using my $25 One For All URC-8811 via
> the hauppauge built in IR receiver.
> 
> It works great and does absolutely everything I could want it to
> (minus the dishes unfortunately...)
> 
> Check out:
> http://www.hifi-remote.com/jp1/help/index.shtml
> 
> I just built my own JP1 cable from a spare IDE cable and some RatShack
> parts using these instructions:
> http://www.hifi-remote.com/files/interfaces/6PinConnector.pdf
> http://www.hifi-remote.com/files/interfaces/SimpleRev5.pdf
> 
> If anyone is interested in the Upgrade Code, I can post it...
> 
> Jason
> 
> On 8/13/05, David Ellis <david at ellisonline.ca> wrote:
> > It's admittedly a little pricy - consider it the Rolls of remotes.
> >
> > My MythTV setup cost a lot (its loaded and does a lot of stuff).
> >
> > What is an extra 250$ for a remote that GF doesn't get frustrated with?
> >
> > My MythTV setup:
> >
> > Backend & Frontend Number 1:
> > AMD64 3200
> > 1gb of RAM
> > 5x300gb IDE HD's
> > DVD-RW
> > 2xPVR 250's
> > 1 Digium TDM400 (for Asterisk)
> > 1xLC14M Silverstone Case
> > 1xUSB UIRT2
> > NVidia 5200 AGP
> > Plugged Into 52" HDTV
> >
> > Backend Number 2:
> > AMD2500
> > 1gb of RAM
> > 2x250gb HD's
> > 2 HD3000
> > 1 Mecury TV Tuner
> > 1 WinTV USB2 PVR
> > 1xCups Printer
> > NVidia 5200 AGP
> >
> > Frontend #2
> > 1 Digimatrix P4 2.4ghz
> > 768mb of RAM
> > 1 8gb HD
> > - Plugged into 17" LCD TV
> >
> > With that much kit being driven by Myth - an expensive remote isn't totally
> > obscene. Look on EBay and they are even cheaper.
> >
> > David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Loren H. Burlingame
> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 4:23 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Found an Awesome Remote
> >
> > On 8/13/05, David Ellis <david at ellisonline.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I just get The Logitech Harmony 880 remote - and let me say this is
> > AWESOME
> > > for MythTV.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > let me be the first to say that $250 for a remote control
> > is.....well.....insane!
> >
> > does the thing do the dishes too? If not, it aint worth it. I mean
> > that is half the cost of by total from-scratch mythtv setup!
> >
> > --
> > Loren H. Burlingame <loren at lhb.name>
> > GPG Key ID: 0x112DCF4F
> > "Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes."
> >   -William Shatner (a.k.a. Buck Murdock)
> >
> >
> >
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