[mythtv-users] Bluetooth remotes

Roy Lofthouse lofty69 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 26 08:11:18 UTC 2010


2010/1/26 Another Sillyname <anothersname at googlemail.com>:
> 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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I'd like a copy of those files if that's ok?  cheers


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