[mythtv-users] Web based remote controls?

[Allen Edwards]

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Steve Heistand <steve at heistand.org> wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com>, said on Sun Aug 31, 2008
> [08:25:04 PM]:
> } On Aug 31, 2008, at 8:06 PM, Steve Heistand wrote:
> }
> } > David Fishburn <dfishburn.mythtv at gmail.com>, said on Sun Aug 31,
> } > 2008 [10:09:17 PM]:
> } > } MythTV 20.2 backend on Ubuntu Hardy.
> } > }
> } > } I am running MythBuntu 8.04 as my frontend client.
> } > } It is actually an AppleTV, but I don't think that is particularly
> } > relevant.
> } > }
> } > } Anyway, I need to gain access to it via the web as a remote
> } > control for it.
> } > }
> } > } I was trying one flash based web remote control, but I could not get
> } > } it to connect via telnet to the box.  The website never responded
> } > with
> } > } help for the configuration.
> } > }
> } > } So I am looking to see what other solutions people are using and how
> } > } easy it was to configure.
> } > }
> } >
> } > not that I have seen such a thing already done but if I were looking
> } > for such a functionality I would make a web interface that has a
> } > picture
> } > of a remote and clickable buttons.
> } > using the telnet interface and a cgi script type thing.
> }
> } You mean like the top hit on google when searching for "mythtv web
> } remote"?
> } http://www.mythtv.co.nz/mythtv/?p=29
> }
> } Or the second hit which is basically the same functionality, but
> } designed to fit the iPhone display?
> } http://www.legatissimo.info/node/355
> }
> } Or maybe the third hit which is a forum message that points to this:
> } http://netti.nic.fi/~icewood/mythetomer/index.php<http://netti.nic.fi/%7Eicewood/mythetomer/index.php>
> }
> } I'll let you find the rest.
> }
> } -Brad
>
> I just said I havent seen any, that doesnt mean I actually went looking :)
> but these are very cool..
>
> --
> "Why is it so hot inside this handbasket?"
> --
> Steve Heistand
> steve at heistand.org
>

With that level of having researched it, did you consider mythweb?  Not sure
what you are doing but you can control certain aspects of myth with mythweb.

Allen
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