[mythtv-users] Slightly OT using IR Blaster in Sammie phones as remote control.

[Mike Perkins]

On 16/01/15 16:26, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Another Sillyname
> <anothersname at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> @EricS
>>
>> Because I also want to get it working with other devices which aren't
>> Network connected.....the objective is to try to see if I can
>> find/create a proper 'universal' remote rather then a family of
>> remotes which seem to be breeding faster the roaches.
>
> If money is no object, look at the home automation providers
> that include entire solutions (from smartphone apps, to
> touchpad controllers for wall permanent mounting, to the actual
> IR and bluetooth emitters/transmitters).  Far more than just
> TV.  Control4, rti, and crestron come to mind (there are others).
>
> While the opinion is not universal, there is a claim by some
> that *having* to pull out your phone (or tablet), or recover it
> from the charger, and then point it at a IR receiver was not
> entirely friendly for constant interaction (although it could
> clearly work for some).
>
The real problem with using a phone as a remote is: unless you live on your own, 
everybody in the house has to have the same app loaded, and want to watch the 
same things you do.

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Mike Perkins