[mythtv-users] MythTV and the "average" user...

[jedi]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:01:42PM -0400, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008, Misty P wrote:
> 
> > Fourth, buy a real remote.  Can't understate how important that is.  A 
> > keyboard just isn't going to cut it.  (even a wireless one)
> 
> 4a) Don't make any assumptions that because you think it's easy, 
> anyone else will.
> 
> My MythTV machine started with just a wireless keyboard, while I spent two 
> weeks building an IR interface, learning remote codes, tweaking buttons, 
> until I finally had every remote button working.
> 
> I'm the only one who uses the remote. My non-tech wife and 8 year old son 
> still use the keyboard, because "it's just easier".

    I can't imagine them keeping all of the keycodes straight.

    OTOH, with a real remote you can at least make it kind of intuitive
relative to other remotes that they've dealt with before.