[mythtv-users] Favorite Universal Remote? Buying Tips

[Johnson, Thor]

Heh... all these remotes.  My solution (after severely failing with the
WinTV one) is to use a cordless keyboard (which has a mouse "eraser" on
it).  A genuine 104-Key remote (but you have to remember what key does
what.  Still better than the WinTV one where I was trying to remember
that "Red" = Display and the like).

Added benefits:
  1 - Switch to an rxvt window and fire off the DVD transcoder, and burn
DVD
  2 - Larger than most remotes (a plus for me-I keep losing the dang
things)

Drawbacks:
  1 - Gotta remember the keys (though I suppose keylabels would work)
  2 - Promotes lazyness (see #1.  I really should put a menu entry in)
  3 - Doesn't play well with other devices (except thru an IR Blaster)

Got it a computer show for $25 (cheap... the mouse doesn't work any
more), but when it dies, I think I'll move to a Logitech unit.


-Thor Johnson


-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John Smith
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:36 PM
To: MythTV Users
Subject: [mythtv-users] Favorite Universal Remote? Buying Tips

I see that Jarod recommends the Radio Shack 15-2116:
http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/remotes.php

Anybody else have a favorite universal remote? CNET
has a roundup here (updated 7/04):
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7900_7-5114325.html
The two editor's picks are quite a bit more than the
Radio Shack remote.

Any tips on selecting a universal remote? I'm just
getting started and have just looked at the $10 ones
at Circuit City (which looked like junk).

Thanks,
John


		
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