[mythtv-users] Myth Remote Control
William Powers
wepprop at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jan 13 22:01:02 UTC 2006
What IR keyboard are you using? I've been using the Chicony KB-9820,
but they are getting hard to find...
Bill
Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Buy a one-for-all remote with a JP1 connector and a JP1 interface
> cable. There are various how-tos on JP1 sites related to this but you
> basically use that cable to connect to your Windows PC and use
> software to program your IR remote to send the same IR commands as
> your IR keyboard. While most Myth users go through LIRC with an IR
> remote, I have found that programming my IR remote to emulate my IR
> keyboard allows me to use a standard PS/2 connector and the IR
> receiver to bypass LIRC. This has resulted, for me, in finer control
> over keys as well as faster response times from the remote.
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