The best price/performance remote controls I have found are the "JP1" remotes.<br>
JP1 refers to the header that is left on the remote, which is used for factory<br>
programming and has been reverse engineered to allow for customization of the<br>
remote. They are sold under the Radio Shack name, or the "One for All"<br>
remotes sold at other retailers. There are some Windows apps that allow <br>
programming of the remote using a small cable from the PC to the remote.<br>
The learning curve is a bit steep, but for an inexpensive option it's
hard to beat. ( <a href="http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/">http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/</a> ).<br>
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The Philips Pronto remotes are expensive, but offer complete flexibility. You<br>
can create custom display graphics, script complex functions, and learn/build<br>
almost any IR command.<br>
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One that I am looking into now is the Philips RC9800i. It combines a<br>
universal remote, limited multimedia support, and WiFi. It has some EPG<br>
(electronic programming guide) support, but I don't know if that would work<br>
with MythTV. The possibilities with this device are certainly interesting..<br>
( <a href="http://www.homecontrol.philips.com/">http://www.homecontrol.philips.com/</a> )<br><br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/18/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Calvin Harrigan</b> <<a href="mailto:charriglists@bellsouth.net">charriglists@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all, I've been reading through the archives looking for a suitable<br>remote control to replace the one I'm using now. The main reason is<br>that the current remote has such a small memory foot print. I'm using a<br>
learning remote control with a wireless keyboard pickup. This works<br>great except that it can only learn about 8 keys before running out of<br>memory. So what kind of remote controls are you guys using that learns<br>
enough to have full numeric and directional control. I've thought about<br>going the lirc route, but I use a lot of myths functionality, games,<br>video, dvd, etc. Getting lirc to work seemlessly with all those options<br>
(seperate programs) doesn't quite work. I'd like to stay with keyboard<br>inputs. To that end, I've even considered writing a keyboard driver<br>that can listen on the serial port for data to transmit directly to the<br>
lower levels of the console, hadn't looked in to it too deep, but sounds<br>feasible. Ideas?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Calvin...<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
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