[mythtv-users] universal remote for pvr-250

[David]

The Radio Shack learning remotes are just rebadged OFA remotes.  IIRC 
the RS remote mentioned in the guide is the same as the OFA 8811/8810uw 
(the 8810uw is available at Wal-Mart for about $18).  I'm a big fan of 
these remotes because they're JP1 capable.  Using a JP1 cable I made 
from a kit and the freeware IR and RemoteMaster software I was able to 
customize my 8810uw remote to mimic my LiteOn IR keyboard that controls 
my mythBox, *without* the hassle of learning (and without consuming the 
very limited learning memory).  Plus I have a complete backup of my 
remote should I need to replace it or it loses memory, I can just 
re-download it from the PC.

David

Egeekial wrote:

> Hmmm... the 15-2116 in the guide is no longer listed on Radioshack's 
> website. Does anyone know if they still have it in stores?
>
> Brad Kerr wrote:
>
>> ...and, Jarod has a guide to help you:
>>
>> http://www.wilsonet.com/mythtv/remotes.php
>>
>>
>> On 6/3/05, Michael Carland <mcarland at bitsgonewild.net> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> On Jun 2, 2005, at 9:53 PM, Ashu Desai wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> I lost my remote control for PVR-250 and was wondering if I can use
>>>> either of the following:
>>>>
>>>> Sony RM-Y168 (my TV remote)
>>>> Sony RMT-D128A (my DVD remote)
>>>> Sony RM-V8A (universal remote)
>>>> JVC LP20303-009
>>>>
>>>> for my PVR-250 card...
>>>>
>>>> If so, I would appreciate a step-by-step guidance. I am a Unix rookie
>>>> and can't figure out much on my own.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ash.
>>>>     
>>>
>>> IIRC the PVR can only detect RC5 remotes. There is a file on the home
>>> page of lirc (http://www.lirc.org) remotes.tar.bz2 that has the codes
>>> of all the currently known remotes.
>>>
>>> Unpacking that file and looking in the Sony directory, I do not see any
>>> of your Sony remotes, but grepping them for RC5 only returns one match,
>>> so I would suspect Sony does not use RC5 protocol.
>>>
>>> Grepping in the jvc directory for RC5 returns no matches.
>>>
>>> I think Philips came up with RC5, there are many matches for it in the
>>> philips directory.
>>>
>>> You could get a pretty cheap universal remote from Radio Shack, and
>>> program it to imitate a Philips remote, or Hauppauge have a replacement
>>> remote on their site for $14.95
>>> (http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware.asp#remote).
>>>
>>> -Michael
>>>
>>>
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