[mythtv-users] Non-IR Remote Recommendation

[Dan Wilga]

On 2/4/13 11:26 AM, Brian Long wrote:
> I'm in the market for a non-IR remote for MythTV.  I've read reviews 
> about the Motorola NYXboard (RF), PS3 Bluetooth, etc.  What do folks 
> recommend for an inexpensive, no-hassle, non-IR setup?
>
> I've found one of my frontends is not getting much use because the TV 
> (Samsung) interferes with my USB IR receiver.  I'd like an inexpensive 
> (<$50) solution to get this frontend reliable again.  Right now, it 
> takes anywhere from 10-20 minutes for the TV to stop interfering with 
> the IR receiver.
>
Personally, I use a URC RFS200's:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FL9E6U

along with a separate remote of the same type (available separately) for 
each frontend in the house. These remotes communicate very quickly with 
the base, which then blasts the IR signal to the receiver on my 
HDHomeRun. LIRC is running on the MBE, which decodes the signal. Each FE 
connects to LIRC on the MBE via Ethernet.

This has several big advantages over using IR receivers on each FE:

- It's much faster. I've had to add delays to keep my main FE from 
repeating too quickly.

- I don't have to point the remote directly at an IR receiver to control 
Myth.

- I'm using a single remote configuration which is cloned to all of the 
others. This allows me to use any remote in any room, just by choosing a 
different "device" on the remote.

- I have the MBE power the appropriate FE on via wake-on-LAN when a TV 
Power On signal is received from the remote.

Granted, this doesn't meet your <$50 criterion, but you can probably 
find the combo on eBay for that price.

-- 
Dan Wilga                                                        "Ook."