[mythtv-users] IR receiver for non-serial laptop

[Jon Reynolds]

Charles Lesburg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got a frontend in the form of a Compaq Presario 17XL560 laptop 
> (500 MHz P3 -- a tad sluggish, but functional).  It's got a parallel 
> port, two USB ports, a PCMCIA slot, but *no* serial port.  Anyone have 
> recommendations for an IR receiver?  It should be no surprise that I'm 
> looking for the cheapest solution.  I've actually got a Hauppauge IR 
> receiver from my PVR-150 which I suppose I could plug into the mic 
> port, but I don't think that lirc can deal with that.  Any suggestions?

You could try the ATI Remote Wonder, it has a USB receiver and is RF 
instead of IR. I have one and I use it on my laptop and it works very 
well. Set it up to use lirc then program all the buttons like you would 
with a normal IR remote.

Jon