[mythtv-users] Setting up remote control from Hauppauge 1600

[Dale Pontius]

Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Sep 4, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Johnny wrote:
> 
>>> The easiest solution IMHO is a Microsoft MCE USB remote and receiver
>>> set -
>>> which can be purchased somewhat inexpensively nowadays.  (~25 or so
>>> if you
>>> shop around a bit)  (best search term I've found for ebay is "Microsoft
>>> RC6")
>>
>> I went to Best Buy to get a MCE remote when my old ir receiver broke.
>> I had to talk to a few people and explain multiple times before
>> somebody even knew what I was talking about. But then the guy in the
>> computer department reached into a drawer and said, "you mean like
>> this," and he pulled out a MCE remote from an HP computer. He said
>> they don't sell them but they had that one left over from one of the
>> display machines.
> 
> The Best Buy near me does sell the pinnacle mce remote kit, which works
> with the mceusb lirc driver. Its grossly overpriced though (can't
> remember how badly, but it was bad).
> 
>> Then he just gave it to me for free. It almost made
>> up for all the other crap I have dealt with at Best Buy.
> 
> Heh, nice. For those not fortunate enough to get one handed to you buy
> Best Buy for free, you're better off ordering one of the kits from
> newegg or amazon that run $20-30, or going the eBay route.
> 
>> The remote
>> has been great though and I prefer it over the old Hauppauge one that
>> it was replacing.
> 
> Man, I'd certainly hope so. Quite frankly, I think those tiny grey
> hauppauge remotes are worthless trash. I don't actually use any of my
> mce remotes either (I use a Logitech Harmony 880), but they're
> definitely way better than the hauppauge ones.
> 
I picked up an MCE rc6 remote from Amazon for about $20, primarily as
proof-of-concept to see if an rc6 remote could run my particular imon.
It does, so the concept is proven.  In the meantime, I've taken the IR
receiver that came with it and put it on another computer that also acts
as a frontend machine.  I take the remote to where I'm watching the Myth.

That said, the remote is one of the cheaper ones, because it won't learn
any TV codes. A better MCE remote will learn TV codes so you can at
least turn the thing on and off, maybe adjust the volume.  One of these
days I'd like to get a better MCE remote for the myth machine on the
main TV, and put the cheapie downstairs with the computer.

Dale