[mythtv-users] Semi-OT: Using the PS3 remote with multiple Frontends

Matt Emmott memmott at gmail.com
Sun Mar 7 17:12:10 UTC 2010


This isn't MythTV-specific (or maybe it is and I don't know it) but
I've read good things on this list about using Sony's BlueTooth remote
with Myth and I have a question before I pull the trigger.

I have potentially 4 different frontends in my apartment. I'll need to
purchase BlueTooth dongles for a couple of them, but assuming that all
of my FEs are BlueTooth ready, can I use this remote with more than
one? And if so, how hard is it to switch between each frontend? I
don't have a PS3 but with my Xbox and Wii it's a matter of hitting a
button on the console and then a button on the controller to get them
to talk. Obviously there's no button on the frontends so I'd assume
I'd have to use software each time I want to switch? Or does the
remote itself have a way to cycle between paired devices? Would I be
better off getting one remote for each frontend and pairing them
appropriately?

Thanks in advance and sorry for the general off-topicness.


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