[mythtv-users] Not impressed with the iMON remote

[Christian Szpilfogel]

On 26/11/2010 3:20 PM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Nov 26, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Christian Szpilfogel wrote:
>
>> On 26/11/2010 9:33 AM, dargllun wrote:
>>>> I run my iMON receiver in MCE remote compatibility mode. There is
>>>> documentation in the wiki to do this. Let me know if you can't find
>>>> it...
>>>>
>>>> I have my Logitech Harmony One remote configured to emulate a MCE remote
>>>
>>> I'm using an iMON LCD receiver (in an Antec Remote Fusion case) and am considering to use it in MCE mode like you do. However, in the original configuration I can use the RM200 remote to turn power on/off (or rather: suspend/resume); is that also possible in MCE mode? Does MCE mode survive suspend or even power-off?
>>>
>> I'm not sure your Antec Fusion will support choice of mode. I have a Fusion Black 430 and it does not but it will really depend on the generation of device you have. Other than lirc.conf consistency I'm not sure it is worth changing it anyway.
> Yeah, not really. A Harmony remote can be programmed to emulate
> either an MCE remote or iMON remote, so it doesn't matter that
> much if switching to a Harmony remote. I ran w/an Antec Veris
> vfd/receiver in my main frontend for a while, using my Harmony
> 880 programmed as an Antec Veris (iirc) remote from the Harmony
> database, worked just fine.
Exactly and that is the way I do it as well. One Harmony drives my iMon 
protocol based receiver and another Harmony drives an RC6 based iMon.
> I don't recall if the devices that do support the MCE remotes can
> be powered on via those remotes too...
>
Yes. They do. I have one and it powers on fine just like the iMon 
protocol version. I really like that capability!