[mythtv-users] Bluetooth remotes

Another Sillyname anothersname at googlemail.com
Tue Jan 26 07:12:45 UTC 2010


2010/1/26 Ian Forde <ianforde at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 19:24 -0800, Yan Seiner wrote:
>> I am currently using a bluetooth keyboard to control myth.  I also have
>> a couple of IR remotes.  I'd like to get rid of all of them, and replace
>> them with a single remote.
>>
>> In googling about, I found this - a combination bluetooth and IR remote:
>>
>> http://www.smklink.com/index.php?id=NzY1
>>
>> Anyone using something like this?
>
> Not yet, but it's got a Westinghouse TV code, the Microsoft DVR code (so
> anyone using lirc_mceusb should be okay), some Insignia receiver codes
> (which my brand new Radio Shack 15-100 doesn't), and supports PS/3.  Let
> us know how it goes.  Definitely sounds promising.  Can finally have ONE
> remote (rather than "one remote but I don't count the PS/3 remote
> because it's Bluetooth)... ;)
>
>        -I
>
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You can use the bluetooth to drive your myth system, however the
problem with that remote (as with the PS/3 remote) is it has no
backlight.

I use a PS/3 remote to drive my myth system using the bdremote driver
available from here.

http://code.google.com/p/bdremote-ng/

configuration was a bit tricky so if you get stuck let me know and
I'll send you my config files.


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