[mythtv-users] Slightly OT using IR Blaster in Sammie phones as remote control.

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Another Sillyname
<anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
> @EricS
>
> Because I also want to get it working with other devices which aren't
> Network connected.....the objective is to try to see if I can
> find/create a proper 'universal' remote rather then a family of
> remotes which seem to be breeding faster the roaches.

If money is no object, look at the home automation providers
that include entire solutions (from smartphone apps, to
touchpad controllers for wall permanent mounting, to the actual
IR and bluetooth emitters/transmitters).  Far more than just
TV.  Control4, rti, and crestron come to mind (there are others).

While the opinion is not universal, there is a claim by some
that *having* to pull out your phone (or tablet), or recover it
from the charger, and then point it at a IR receiver was not
entirely friendly for constant interaction (although it could
clearly work for some).