[mythtv-users] Ortek IR Receiver

[Kirk Bocek]

On 5/11/2016 10:13 AM, faginbagin wrote:
> Like Peter, I use these receivers and don't use lirc. In fact, I wrote the wiki article:
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Adesso_ARC-1100
> which is mentioned in:
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VRC-1100_Ortek_Technology_MCE_Clone_Remote
> as an alternative to using the receiver without lirc.
>
> Back then, I found using a receiver that looked like a keyboard to the kernel worked better (faster, more responsive and accurate) than using a receiver that required lirc (think Hauppauge PVR-150).
>
> HTH,
> Helen
>
>

I'm hoping this receiver works with third party MCE RC-6 remotes too. I 
have a remote, a RCA RCRP05B, that I've used for years as an MCE 
replacement and which litters my house in great quantities.