Funny you should say that. I have one of the lite-on IR keyboards and love it. I also have an MX-500 and a Radio shack 2116 (long story). They all work through the keyboard IR receiver. I find that I use the keyboard most of the time, but my wife uses the 2116. My kids use both, because when playing mythgame, some of the games can be two players simultaneously, and one will use the mx500, and the other one will use the keyboard. I've even gotten my wife to use OpenOffice running on the family room front end. Now if I could just figure out how to do PIP with two different display cards so that I can watch the news or a movie while I'm writing a paper or she's making up a test, I'd be extremely happy...
Paul >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/26/2005 10:59:01 AM >>> Heh... all these remotes. My solution (after severely failing with the WinTV one) is to use a cordless keyboard (which has a mouse "eraser" on it). A genuine 104-Key remote (but you have to remember what key does what. Still better than the WinTV one where I was trying to remember that "Red" = Display and the like). Added benefits: 1 - Switch to an rxvt window and fire off the DVD transcoder, and burn DVD 2 - Larger than most remotes (a plus for me-I keep losing the dang things) Drawbacks: 1 - Gotta remember the keys (though I suppose keylabels would work) 2 - Promotes lazyness (see #1. I really should put a menu entry in) 3 - Doesn't play well with other devices (except thru an IR Blaster) Got it a computer show for $25 (cheap... the mouse doesn't work any more), but when it dies, I think I'll move to a Logitech unit. -Thor Johnson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Smith Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:36 PM To: MythTV Users Subject: [mythtv-users] Favorite Universal Remote? Buying Tips I see that Jarod recommends the Radio Shack 15-2116: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/remotes.php Anybody else have a favorite universal remote? CNET has a roundup here (updated 7/04): http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7900_7-5114325.html The two editor's picks are quite a bit more than the Radio Shack remote. Any tips on selecting a universal remote? I'm just getting started and have just looked at the $10 ones at Circuit City (which looked like junk). Thanks, John __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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