Thanks for the info. However, I'm looking for a somewhat cheaper solution than that (that does sounds impressive BTW). The idea of spending $120 to control a computer that I spent paid $79.99 for (including $30 shipping) seems rather extreme. I'm interested in a $20-$50 solution at this point.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/22/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Harry Devine</b> <<a href="mailto:lifter89@comcast.net">lifter89@comcast.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;">
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I don't know if this will help you
or not, but I just recently went this route. I had gotten a Logitech
Harmony 550 from </span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Circuit</span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">
</span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">City</span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">
for $130 (with a $30 rebate which I haven't gotten yet),
then got an IR Blaster serial port receiver from <a href="http://irblaster.info" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">irblaster.info</a>. That was
about $20. The Harmony has software (windows only, but I think that I
read somewhere that there's a Sourceforge project underway to have a linux
version) where you can tell it the make/model of all of your A/V devices and it
will program the remote to emulate each one. I currently have my Comcast
Motorola DCT3412 STB, DVD recorder, Onkyo receiver, Samsung HDTV, and Myth box
(emulating a Hauppauge 350 PVR setup) on that one remote.</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Not quite what you were looking for, but
it's an option. Hope it helps!</span></font></p><span class="sg">
<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Harry</span></font></p></span><div><span class="e" id="q_115c80637ef2deff_2">
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<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Josh White<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 22, 2007
9:50 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion about mythtv<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [mythtv-users] USB remote</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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>
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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</span></font></p>
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