So, I'm in the market for a new remote to use with my PVR-250 and was wondering what opinions people here might offer. Firstly, I'm UK based, which probably cuts down an awful lot of stuff from the off (bah) and I don't really want to pay �120 for a remote, much to the annoyance of the short-back-and-smarm sales rep I clashed with on Tottenham Court Road yesterday, and nor did I want to buy a PVR setup (sigh). I knew walking into the Sony Centre was a bad idea...
Most promising so far (in that it's not butt ugly and doesn't cost a fortune) is the Sky+ remote as resold by Argos in this example http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=122374&clickfrom=name I think there may be another version of this same remote floating about with a flip-top keypad somewhere, but that's not much of an issue for me. I couldn't find an lircd.conf for it over at lirc.org, but that's probably due to the manufacturer not being Sky, which is just as well as I'm loathe to give Rupert Murdoch any more money... ;) Since it was designed for PVR's, I'd imagine it would fit the bill nicely, and is probably the nicest looking remote I've seen recently. Any Myth users out there using this thing successfully? Care to comment?
In terms of people I don't want to buy things from, Sony are right up there with Rupert Murdoch, but I've been told they make some good remotes. The selection I saw yesterday was far from inspiring (style over substance - lots of fiddly little buttons), but I know there's a few users on here who swear by Sony remotes.
Other than the fact I want all the buttons to work *all the time*, separate ff/rew and left/right buttons and it doesn't look like the back end of a bus, that's pretty much all the criteria I have. I'm not averse to rolling my own lirc.conf's if need be, but I'm just looking for stuff that definitely works (with PVR-250's and Nova-T's) and people are happy with.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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