[mythtv-users] Chat client for MythTV

[Robert Johnston]

On 2/27/06, Paul Roberts <pablorobertos at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>The only problem that I can see with this is when people are using a
> >>Myth box as it's really meant to be used - With a remote.
> >
> >I do not necessarily agree with you on this one. Think of cell phones
> >and how they all (at least Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens, etc. (I'm
> >european)) use T9. You could use the same thing on a remote as most (if
> >not all) of them have numeric keys.
>
> The problem I have with using T9 on a TV remote is that most of them
> don't have letter labels on each of the numbers like most phones do.  I
> haven't yet mastered the art of texting without looking at the keys, so
> I would need some sort of pop up chart to reference.

The remote I got with my Hauppague PVR250 (The "Silver" ones) have
phone-number-style lettering on them.

However, a TV remote would still need buttons for "Dictionary",
"Delete" and "Symbols".
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Robert "Anaerin" Johnston