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

[Kevin Kuphal]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>     >> > 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 have messed around with JP1 remotes before and I would say this is
> anything but easy to do.  JP1 programming is ALOT harder than Lirc config.
> Especially if you use a MCE USB remote or a haugpaugge remote.
>

I linked how I did it in the wiki and did all the programming in Windows and
really didn't have any problems.  There was a prebuilt file for the keyboard
that I just dragged and dropped/mapped to keys on the remote, save and done.

Kevin
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