[mythtv-users] What IR receiver do you use?

[Andrew Close]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Kevin Kuphal <kkuphal at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Kevin Kuphal <kkuphal at gmail.com> wrote:
>> <snip/>
>> >
>> > None.  I have an IR based keyboard that plugins into the PS2 keyboard
>> > and
>> > mouse ports on my computer.  I have a learning remote (URC-8910 - maybe
>> > $30)
>> > that I programmed with JP1 to emulate the keyboard IR commands.  To
>> > Myth,
>> > all the remote button presses come in as keyboard commands so I don't
>> > have
>> > to mess around with LIRC at all.  Very easy to set up and is *alot*
>> > faster
>> > in responding to buttons than LIRC.
>>
>> i use the IR receiver that came with the PVR-250 and the included
>> remote.  love the remote ;)
>>
>> Kevin, what keyboard do you use?  i like the idea of not having to use
>> LIRC :)
>
>
> When I bought it, it was this model:
> http://www.cwol.com/keyboards/sk7551.htm
> which looks like you can still get it from here:
> http://www.pctekonline.com/skcomwirkeyw.html
>
> The details on the process are here with links to the cables, etc:
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Programming_Remotes_as_Keyboards

very cool.  looks like there are a couple models out there all in the
$20 - $30 (US) range.  i wonder if the USB models would work without
having to use LIRC..?

-- 
Andrew Close