[mythtv-users] Best Remote to use

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 1, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Justin Gibson wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> I got the Hauppauge MCE-500 with the black RC6 remote....it has VERY  
> limited functions and I dislike it.
>
> What remote would be the best for "ONE TOUCH" functions? Like say  
> there is a Record button, a Guide button, a Fast Foward button etc.  
> etc.
>
> Ideas? Comments? Insults? Thanks in advance!

Harmony remotes. I have the 880. Tons of buttons that you can program  
to do pretty much anything you want because you can define macros for  
any button.
Expensive, but you won't want to use another remote once you have it  
set up how you like.

I think the best thing it's done for me is having a single Off button  
that turns off ALL devices and brings myth to the main menu so no more  
kids leaving it on LiveTV chewing up disk or with a video preview in  
watch recordings chewing up cpu. Turning everything back on (receiver,  
TV and bringing Myth to Watch Recordings screen) is a matter of  
pressing Activities, then the Watch Recordings button I programmed to  
initiate a jump point to the Watch Recordings screen.

The only issues I've had are to do with the way my display changes  
inputs (one button will go to DVI1/DVI2/HDMI, another will go to  
Component 1/Component 2, another will go to S-Video/Composite, another  
for VGA or something stupid like that) and nothing to do with the  
remote itself.

-Brad