Definitely check out the Harmony line of remotes from Logitech! http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/productlistharmony/US/EN,CRID=2080
You can get them for almost half the price as MSRP on newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=283&manufactory=8060&DEPA=0 On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:21:28 -0500, PAUL WILLIAMSON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > >
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