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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">I need to add an IR receiver for another frontend. I've been using IRTRANS devices which are fantastic, but expensive. My remotes are not all RC6 compatible (some strange older ones) so I need a very flexible IR
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Would this work? I see RC6 in the description - does that mean only RC6 codes are recognized?</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Media-Center-USB-RC6-IR-Infrared-Remote-Receiver-Windows-Vista-WIN-7-XP-/151195461217?pt=US_Remote_Controls_Pointers&hash=item2333f3a661&_uhb=1">http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Media-Center-USB-RC6-IR-Infrared-Remote-Receiver-Windows-Vista-WIN-7-XP-/151195461217?pt=US_Remote_Controls_Pointers&hash=item2333f3a661&_uhb=1</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Would something like this work (below)? Anyone know if the chips used are supported in linux/lirc?</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Infrared-Remote-Control-Receiver-Emitter-USB-Adaptor-IR-Extender-Repeater-FV88-/130978728295?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item1e7ef0c967&_uhb=1">http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Infrared-Remote-Control-Receiver-Emitter-USB-Adaptor-IR-Extender-Repeater-FV88-/130978728295?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item1e7ef0c967&_uhb=1</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman">I'm sure someone will comment that best and cheapest are contradictory...but I'd like to see the tradeoffs...</font></div>
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