[mythtv-users] ECS LIVA Frontend

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Tom Bongiorno <tbjr at bongohut.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 10/7/2015 10:00 AM, Tom Bongiorno wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It does not use LIRC. It looks like a keyboard to the computer. There is
>>> a program that you run on Linux, Windows, or Mac to map your remote's IR
>>> codes to keyboard keys. It is extremely easy to program. The process is
>>> similar to a learning universal remote.
>>>
>>>
>> Can it use third-party, generic programmable IR remotes such as the ones
>> recently put forward here? Is that what this program does?
>>
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>
> The flirc receiver does not care what remote you use. Here is a picture of
> the programming app:
>
> https://flirc.tv/image/catalog/keyboardDeluxepopUp.jpg
>
> The programming, or pairing as they call it, goes like this:
> 1) plug receiver
> 2) click the 'M' key on the virtual keyboard in the app
> 3) press the "Menu" button on your favorite remote
> 4) repeats steps 2 & 3 for every key/button combo you want to program
>
> Now every time you press the "Menu" button on your favorite remote, the
> computer and MythTV frontend software think that you pressed the 'M' key on
> a real keyboard. The same goes for all the key/button combos that you
> programmed.
>

Once programmed, you use the IR receiver on any computer. I can pull the
receiver out of one of my frontends, and plug it into my laptop. Then I can
use the same remote to control MythTV on my laptop. No additional
programming needed. If you have multiple flircs, you can save and load the
same configuration on all of your flircs within seconds.

As a bonus, it is also available from Amazon, and is Prime eligible.
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