[mythtv-users] Favorite Universal Remote? Buying Tips

[Christopher Ruppel]

Yeah.  I got the Harmony 676 remote for Xmas.  It's on
the expensive side but for me it truly is universal so
it's worth it.  My wife likes it and I can put all of
my other remotes away finally.  You connect it to your
computer through USB and download all of your remote
profiles to it from their website.  They had the
profiles for all of my remotes including the pvr-250
grey remote.  What I really like about it is you can
set up activities like 'Watch MythTV' or 'Watch a DVD'
and it turns on all the appropriate components and
puts them on the right inputs.  Logitech is having a
giveaway for the remote I have btw:
http://www.logitech.com/promotions/promo.cfm?contentid=9927&countryid=19&languageid=1&ad=camp39

-- Chris

--- M S <skd5aner at gmail.com> wrote:

> Definitely check out the Harmony line of remotes
> from Logitech!  
>
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/productlistharmony/US/EN,CRID=2080
> 
> You can get them for almost half the price as MSRP
> on newegg.com
> 
>
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=283&manufactory=8060&DEPA=0
> 
> 
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:21:28 -0500, PAUL WILLIAMSON
> <pwilliamson at mandtbank.com> wrote:
> > Funny you should say that.  I have one of the
> lite-on IR keyboards
> > and love it.  I also have an MX-500 and a Radio
> shack 2116 (long
> > story).  They all work through the keyboard IR
> receiver.  I find
> > that I use the keyboard most of the time, but my
> wife uses the
> > 2116.  My kids use both, because when playing
> mythgame, some
> > of the games can be two players simultaneously,
> and one will use
> > the mx500, and the other one will use the
> keyboard.  I've even
> > gotten my wife to use OpenOffice running on the
> family room front
> > end.  Now if I could just figure out how to do PIP
> with two different
> > display cards so that I can watch the news or a
> movie while I'm
> > writing a paper or she's making up a test, I'd be
> extremely happy...
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > >>> tjohnson at prenova.com 1/26/2005 10:59:01 AM >>>
> > 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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