[mythtv-users] Lite-On IR Keyboard and Learning Remotes

[Matt S.]

I have the lite-on wireless keyboard as well.  The remote I have is a
harmony remote from logitech which is GREAT.  I was able to teach the
keys, but I kept having the problem that if I hit a key on the remote,
it would send it twice to the machine.  I called up harmony support
and they were great at reviewing the captures IR commands and being
able to edit them by hand.  Unfortuantnly, I can't do this myself, so
if I ever try and capture more commands, I have to call up harmony
support and ask them to help me out like they did before.  However,
it's GREAT!  NO MORE LIRC!  (LIRC would constantly break after a few
days of uptime and required me to restart mythfrontend)

I'd always recommend the harmony remote, and honestly the best
customer service ever and a truely unique product.

Thanks!
Matt


On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:57:21 -0500, Michael Haan <michael.haan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Really?  Is there any confirm (or reasonably imply) that this is true
> before I go buy another keyboard (not that $29 is over the top, just
> don't need extra keyboards laying around)?
> 
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:45:50 -0500, PAUL WILLIAMSON
> <pwilliamson at mandtbank.com> wrote:
> > That could be your problem (apparently) as well.  I think that
> > keyboard (based on some other information I've been able to
> > dig up) is not up to the task of being learned.  There are some
> > strange exit codes that learning remotes can't quite capture.
> >
> > I've looked at them on an IR protocol analyzer, and they are
> > certainly different from normal IR codes.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > >>> "Michael Haan" <michael.haan at gmail.com> 03/21/05 11:35 AM >>>
> > I'm using this keyboard:
> > http://www.smarterdeals.com/BuyNow.aspx?id=238429
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:20:19 -0500, Doug Larrick <doug at ties.org>
> > wrote:
> > > Sent this to Paul directly because he cc'd me and it went in both
> > folders.
> > >
> > >
> > > PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote:
> > > >> Really?  Do you hold the key down a long (>1 sec) time, or
> > > >> does it matter?  Are you doing this in the dark on a dark
> > > >> surface, or light surface in ambient light?  This is awesome
> > > >> news, as I've tried a lot of combinations and never gotten
> > > >> the basic naviation (arrow down, left, up, right, enter, etc.)
> > > >> to work.  Not to mention my macros.  Now that I hear it can
> > > >> be done, I'd love to hear the conditions under which you got
> > > >> it working.
> > >
> > > I'm hoping I'm using the same keyboard as you are... LiteOn AirBoard
> > > like this:
> > > http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/keyboard/sk7100.asp ?  My
> > > receiver looks a little different than that, but the keyboard is the
> > same.
> > >
> > > I will generally put the keyboard and remote on the coffee table,
> > which
> > > is dark-ish wood, about 3-6 inches apart, IR windows facing each
> > other
> > > (of course).  Go into learning mode on the MX-500, then press and
> > > release the key as if I were typing it, not holding it down at all.
> > The
> > > MX-500 may think a bit before flashing "GOOD".  Arrow keys, numbers,
> > > spacebar, pgup/pgdown, and various letters (M, I, W, A at least)
> > work
> > > fine.  Like I said, Enter gives me problems.
> > >
> > > -Doug
> > >
> > >
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