[mythtv-users] Remote?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Chris Kahney
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:40 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Remote?
>
>
> What about Palm remotes?  I know the Palm m100 is next to nothing now
> (<$40) so has anyone tried that?  I know there's a program for
> Palms where
> you create your own remote interface, problem is the screen is so
> small so
> the touch buttons can't be very big, and without tactile feel
> it's hard to
> determine where the buttons are without looking at the remote.

I don't know about the m100, but I have a Palm IIIe, and the problem is that
the IR port is so weak that you need to be about 3ft directly in front of
the receiver for it to work.

-JAC