I use x2x to control my TV machine from our laptops. Just move the mouse off the right (or left) side of the screen and your keys/mouse are controlling the remote machine.
I have used a VNC viewer on my laptop, other machines and my Palm PDA to control it as well, but x2x from the laptop is the best. The laptop sits on the couch arm beside me. I just use the real remote to turn the TV on/off. > > From: Chris Birkinshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/03/05 Sat PM 01:25:29 EST > To: "'Discussion about mythtv'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [mythtv-users] iPaq NetRemote??? > > > > There is an app called NetRemote for windows which allows you to use a PDA > with > WLAN (or a tablet PC, desktop with touchscreen/mouse, etc on the LAN) to > control multimedia apps on yoru HTPC. Is there any project for linux which > replicates this? > > Maybe even if we had a java based mythtv remote control this would be useable > as > a stopgap? Or a java based lirc server which generated lirc network packets > from software button pressess? > > I imagine a day when we have a two-way remote control, giving program > guide/recorded show listings on the PDA screen, as well as mythmusic and > mythvideo selections, and then allowing full control of the mythfrontend > running on your HTPC. > > Has anyone thought much about this? > > Chris > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
