[mythtv-users] alternate remotes other than MCE?

[Steven Adeff]

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
> On 12/4/2011 9:53 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
>> So the standard MCE IR receivers are able to pick up codes from other
>> devices easily it sounds like? That's an easy possibility since my
>> parents use universal remotes already so I could just program them for
>> another remote as it sounds like your suggesting.
>>
>> I'll have to try a few other remote codes to see if I can find one that works.
>
> Yup. And with lirc, it can do it at the same time. I've got my main
> setup programmed for something like 10 remotes. I'm not actually *using*
> all of them, but it let me experiment with the remotes without removing
> the ones that I knew were working.
>
> You actually need to start thinking more about lirc than about the MCE
> receiver. The strength lies with lirc.

yes, I've just had IR receivers in the past that could only receive
signals from certain remotes, or more properly, could only receive
codes from specific remotes, so I didn't think the MCE receivers would
accept the codes from a broad array.

thanks!

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Steve
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