[mythtv-users] IR receiver for non-serial laptop

[John P Poet]

On 3/7/06, Charles Lesburg <charles at lesburg.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a frontend in the form of a Compaq Presario 17XL560 laptop
> (500 MHz P3 -- a tad sluggish, but functional).  It's got a parallel
> port, two USB ports, a PCMCIA slot, but *no* serial port.  Anyone have
> recommendations for an IR receiver?  It should be no surprise that I'm
> looking for the cheapest solution.  I've actually got a Hauppauge IR
> receiver from my PVR-150 which I suppose I could plug into the mic
> port, but I don't think that lirc can deal with that.  Any suggestions?
>
> -cal

The Streamzap is USB and can be found for < $30.

http://www.streamzap.com/

I have not used it, but did notice that there is a lirc module for it.

John