[mythtv-users] [OT] Re: Best Remote?

[Nemo Inis]

On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:

> Chad wrote:
>> On 7/10/07, David Frascone <dave at frascone.com> wrote:
>>> I currently have a Harmony 880 remote -- but I'm thinking of 
>>> downgrading.
>>>
>>> It used to control my vcr, media center, dvd player, dvd recorder, 
>>> and
>>> comcast PVR.  (And, of course, TV and AV Receiver)
>>>
>>> Now it controls my mythtv, and, occasionally, a VCR.  (And TV & AV 
>>> receiver)
>>>
>>> But -- I've had trouble finding a good profile to have enough 
>>> buttons to
>>> control my myth effectively.  I want commercial skip buttons, delete
>>> buttons, parental control buttons, etc.  So I quickly run out.
>>>
>>>  So -- my question is -- what's the best remote for Myth?  I'm 
>>> willing to
>>> e-bay my harmony, to if I can find something with lots of buttons, 
>>> with a
>>> good lircrc, that will also control volume on my AV receiver, and 
>>> power on
>>> my TV.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> -Dave
>>>
>>> --
>>> David Frascone
>>>
>>
>> By far my favorite remote for one of my MythTV frontends is a (very)
>> old school RCA remote.  Seems like it's a RCU-810?  Hang on,
>> googling...  Yep!  If you can get your hands on a few of these they
>> make great remotes.  They have Learning keys to control "future"
>> products and Macro keys to give you that "Harmony" feel.  The 2
>> biggest downfalls are the weight of the unit (which is not that bad,
>> but you have to pick something right?) and the lack of overall
>> enthusiasm.  I'd expected everyone on the planet to think these were
>> "the bomb diggie" rather than the Harmony options.  But since the
>> world decided Harmony was "where it's at" I broke down and got a few.
>> Overall the Harmony doesn't suck, but in general I have a much better
>> feel from using my RCA.
>>
>> Oh and an honorable mention is a Philips, seems like it's called a DVP
>> something, hang on googling... It's the PMDVD6.  It too has quite a
>> bit of ability for what, $15 or so.
>>
>> -Chad
>
> I have an old 810 where the buttons had become hard to press.  Seems
> almost like the conductive part of the rubber has become less
> conductive.  Can this be fixed?
>
> Calvin...
>

You can find rubber keypad repair kits (a conductive coating and some 
Q-tips, basically)
like this one (#8339 at the bottom of the page):
<http://www.action-electronics.com/conductivepaint.htm>