[mythtv-users] RF remote recommendation

[David Engel]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 09:11:20PM +1000, Anthony Giggins wrote:
> On 22 November 2016 at 19:05, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > > I have been using Philips MCE remote until now and generally it has
> > > worked well. However, it needs line of sight to the receiver as it is
> > > based on infrared. Is there any recommended RF remote which works well
> > > with mythtv?
> >
> > Also not a direct answer, but you could use the MythMote app on Android
> > which works over WiFi from your phone/tablet.
> >
> >
> I can highly recommend the logitech Harmony Hub based remotes, they are
> expensive but they can control almost anything and you can use a smart
> phone if you cant find the physical remote :)
> 
> they are Remote -> RF -> Hub -> IR

For MythTV, you should pick up a cheap bluetooth dongle.  The signal
chain then becomes  Remote -> RF -> Hub -> Bluetooth -> MythTV.

David

> although I would love to see the mythtv network control port utilised from
> the hub directly to the frontend, that would be awesome, there was talk of
> logitech allowing dev access but I haven't seen anything come of it.
> 
> https://www.myharmony.com/en-us/harmony-api
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anthony

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David Engel
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