[mythtv-users] Recommendation: Remote Control

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Does anyone know of a US version or similar unit perhaps not
specifically designed for Sky? I really like the integrated keyboard...

Thanks,
Eric

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Scott Pouliot
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:07 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Recommendation: Remote Control

Nice!  I may have to look into one of these....what kind of IR Reciever
are
you using with it? 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of steve at nexusuk.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:18 PM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv-users] Recommendation: Remote Control


Just thought I would post a recommendation for the remote control that
I've
now been using for a few weeks:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=031126202127946&modul
eno=
35978&Products=1

It's absolutely perfect for Myth - It's a Sky+ remote, so designed for a
PVR
anyway, but the thing that really sets it apart from other remotes is
the
flip-open cover with a full QWERTY keyboard under it, so it has most of
the
advantages of a full size IR keyboard, but at a reasonable price and
taking
up far less space.

Like normal Sky remotes, it has mute, volume, text and power buttons
which
can be programmed to control the TV.  There are 2 IR emitters - one on
the
front like a normal remote, and one on the right side of it so you can
use
the keyboard in a normal orientation.  The buttons inside the flap
produce
different IR codes to the buttons on the outside, so if you want you
could
program them to do different things.  The keyboard is also nice and
responsive so you can almost type on it as if it was a normal wired
keyboard
- no lost keypresses, etc.

-- 

 - Steve
http://www.nexusuk.org/

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