<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Thomas Boehm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@lists.boehmi.net">mythtv-users@lists.boehmi.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">> Anyone have any experience with this:<br>
> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Center-Remote-Control-Infrared-Receiver/dp/B001HBOJRQ" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Center-Remote-Control-Infrared-Receiver/dp/B001HBOJRQ</a><br>
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> The price sure is right at $8.<br>
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</div>I think it's one of those remotes which will show up as HID devices. A bit tricky to get it working with lirc, but for this price it might be worth the hassle.<br>
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I helped a friend to set it up a few month ago and it took some googling to get it working. I can't give you links at the moment though...<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><div>I am interested in the best/cheapest turnkey option that will work with say a Harmony remote. If the $10 option is a nightmare, I'll pay the extra to get pain-free installation/configuration.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I have a $30 MCE similar to this on one of my frontends: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Dell-Microsoft-Center-Kit/dp/B003QQOHZ4">http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Dell-Microsoft-Center-Kit/dp/B003QQOHZ4</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Just wondered if there are any cheaper options that work as well...</div>