I'm finally getting the living room portion of my myth system together, and I'm now in the market for a remote. I'd prefer to have a USB interface, but I suppose serial or parallel port would work too (I have no IR receiver at this time, so I'd like something that includes the whole shebang). I'd like some kind of programmable remote to control my TV (turn it on off, change channels, volume) as well as my surround sound receiver (I'd like to be able to switch inputs, and the like), and of course, do all the myth stuff one would need. I'd like to have it look like a typical television remote, I'm not looking for a PDA to control everything (well, I think that would be sweet, but my wife wouldn't). My living room front end is an old P4 IBM NetVista desktop PC, so I have all the normal inputs you would associate with that. I'm using an FX5200 graphics card, and the built in sound. All my tuners are in the master back end, so I can't use my control that came with my PVR-250 or it's IR input (and I'd rather not, since I have the "early" remote that looks rather week).
<br><br>So my question is: what are you guys using? Any recommendations? What does everyone like about their setup in terms of their remotes/interface? Any specific regrets? <br><br>Thanks, <br><br>Josh<br>