<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Tom Bongiorno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:two.bits.11@gmail.com">two.bits.11@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Phill Edwards <<a href="mailto:philledwards@gmail.com">philledwards@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> I need a bunch of IR receivers for my front end boxes. What is everyone<br>
>> using ?<br>
><br>
> I actually have an old IR receiver from some Packard Bell remote<br>
> controls I used to have. Like this one<br>
> <a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Packard-Bell-BPCS-146541-Remote-Control-Unit-/150441120417?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2306fd52a1" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Packard-Bell-BPCS-146541-Remote-Control-Unit-/150441120417?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2306fd52a1</a><br>
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> Work really well. Note it's serial port not USB, but that suits me.<br>
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</div></div>I use these original XBox DVD Receivers on my six frontends:<br>
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xbox-DVD-Remote-Receiver-Only-0271-/140519431197" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xbox-DVD-Remote-Receiver-Only-0271-/140519431197</a><br>
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If you don't want to add/mod the usb yourself, you can get the adapter cables:<br>
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-PC-USB-Controller-CABLE-Gamepad-Adapter-NEW-/130569161279" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-PC-USB-Controller-CABLE-Gamepad-Adapter-NEW-/130569161279</a><br>
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Of course, this assumes that you have programmable remotes. I program<br>
URC-8820 JP1 remotes to act like a Harmony macro-based remote.<br>
</blockquote></div><br>You could also get the receiver with remote for a couple dollars more (assuming you qualify for free shipping):<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-DVD-Movie-Playback-Kit/dp/B0000C7GH5">http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-DVD-Movie-Playback-Kit/dp/B0000C7GH5</a><br>