[mythtv-users] Need a New Remote

[Daniel Frey]

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 9:28 AM Marius Schrecker <marius.schrecker at lyse.net>
wrote:

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> On Thursday, October 1, 2015 15:02 CEST, Larry Kennedy <
> lunchtimelarry at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Michael Drons <mdrons at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> After many years of the kids dropping my Acoustic Research remote it has
>> finally died.  Looking for recommendations on a new remote.
>>
>> Some requirements:  it needs to support mythtv
>> ability to control 5 more devices - receiver, dvd player, etc
>> would prefer it to be programmable and not have to learn the commands.
>>
>> I am not looking to spend a lot of $$, as the kids seem to drop it.
>>
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> http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmony-650-Remote-Control/dp/B004OVECU0
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>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
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> I'm on my second harmony and, once they are set up, they are "quite" good.
>
>  There are one or two problems
>
> 1. The setup for the later ones is Doze only, although I did manage my
> older one through concordance/congruity.
> 2. They don't necessarily control all devices equally easily. My newer
> harmony "touch" has trouble with imon IR receiver on my mythbox, while the
> older harmony had no difficulty at all.
>
> 3. They're not quite "cheap"
>
> BR.
>
> --Marius--
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I am looking at picking up 3 of these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K768DHY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2741ZOGCC76U7&coliid=IZWTKYMU4BUXX&psc=1

They have suggestions on how to handle mapping them in MythTV:
http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Aerb_Remote_Control_MX3#MythTV_Mapping_Suggestions

Plus it has learning buttons to handle the tv functions (power, vol,
inputs, etc.)
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