You can get the IR remote separately as it's being sold separately to control a new dock for the ipod that has an IR receiver as well that can control the iPod
On 10/13/05, Joseph A. Caputo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 13 October 2005 12:32, cryptodigm * wrote: > > Are there any Mac enthusiasts out there that know the detials on the > > new > > iMac remote? > > http://www.apple.com/imac/frontrow.html > > > > It's Apple, so it's sure to be expensive, but if it works on bluetooth > > or a > > LIRC capable IR freq, I'd love to use one with myth. > > > > Anyone know where to find more details on it or how to get one? > > From what I've read, it's an IR remote, which means it can probably be > used with almost any LIRC-compatible receiver (except possibly the ones > that come with most Hauppauge cards, as they only receive RC-5 IR > protocol, which I doubt is what Apple's remote sends). > > As far as getting one, at the moment I doubt you'd be able to get one > without purchasing a new iMac. However, with these new Apple products, > a 3rd-party market "design-alike" market usually crops up pretty > quickly, so there may soon be some remotes on the market that have a > similar design but offer features that Apple's doesn't. > > With built-in IR and iSight, the new iMac would make a sweet frontend, > if a bit pricey. Though, if you figure in the cost of an equivalent > flat panel display + frontend PC, it's probably not that expensive. > Anybody care to comment on how quiet (or not) recent iMacs are? > > -JAC > _______________________________________________ > 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
