On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 03:08:09PM +0300, Noam Rathaus wrote: > I don't have Cables or Satelite - who needs it actually ? > > LIRC is a good site, but it mentions components that need to be bought - no > clue where to get them - anyone that has experience building one?
I've built the transmitters. I was able to buy a premade remote control, but it uses a serial port, which is now a rare item. On the other hand, Office Depot has a Microsoft Optical keyboard and mouse for about 230 NIS. It plugs into a USB port and looks to the computer like a keyboard and mouse, as opposed to the more expensive wireless devices that look like a bluetooth dongle. For about the same price, you can get a cheap TV tuner with remote control and sensor. It depends upon what you want to use a real remote control. If you decide to use KnoppMyth, which I think is really nice, be aware the latest version has problems with some analog TV cards. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
