<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV>On Sep 7, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Allan Wilson wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I know there are a lot of choices out there as far as remote controls go and I am looking to change remotes and go to one that will do more features for me. I was wondering what everyone else out there was using successfully to do more than move around in the myth menus. Some features that I am looking to be able to do with one remote: <BR><BR>Turn Tv Off/On<BR>Power PC on from remote<BR>Control Surround Sound with remote<BR>Possibly control mouse with remote<BR><BR>The two that I have been looking at recently is the Universal Remote MX-850, <A href="http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.php?model=38"> http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.php?model=38</A>, which won't turn my frontend off and on from what I can tell and the iMON Station, <A href="http://www.soundgraph.com/Eng_/Products/imon22.aspx?topMenu=2&subMenu=1&leftMenu=22"> http://www.soundgraph.com/Eng_/Products/imon22.aspx?topMenu=2&subMenu=1&leftMenu=22</A>, which won't do Power On, and the iMON Inside will do power on but you have to have an exposed 5" drive bay (I don't). So what is everyone else using for the ultimate remote? Thanks <BR><BR>Allan<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>I picked up a learning remote from Radio Shack. It was about $20 for the one with the most buttons. I basically just use that and learn the functions I need on it. Volume/mute is learned to my surround receiver, Input maps to my TV's remote's input button, I have multiple power buttons to turn on and off every component. The rest of the buttons map to the Hauppauge grey remote that came with my PVR-350. It was the best way I could figure to do it with little headache. Works like a charm as long as you keep all the other remotes around to re-learn. It was especially nice when I got a new receiver and TV and didn't have to fuss with the remotes that much. Just relearn those functions with their accompanying remotes and all was well.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I can't speak to the power on/off of the myth box itself since I have a combined frontend/backend and it's on all the time.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-Brad</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>