For the sake of anyone else considering the MediaPilot -- I've had it about a week and here aer some of my thoughts.
Both keyboard and pointer worked out of the box on FC4, except for the battery/power issues (see below). The mouse pointer works well enough, though I wouldn't want to use it often. The form of the keyboard is nice -- compact but the keys are full-size. It's not something you want to do serious work on, but it works fine for writing email or tweaking config files. The construction is a bit flimsy, however. The plastic just feels cheap, and I, for one, would prefer the keyboard to be heavier and more rugged. This thing will not survive long in a house with kids. The universal remote works but requires the MS Windows driver to install remote codes. There are also programmable buttons I don't know if there's any support for them in Linux. The biggest problem, and the reason I'm still thinking of returning it, is that the keyboard doesn't sit properly in the base station and so the charger doesn't really work. Fortunately I have an Ni-MH charger, but I'd really prefer it if the product worked as advertised. I tested the latency by installing and playing a bit of the Wing Commander Privateer remake -- it's much more responsive than I had imagined and comparable to a wired keyboard. Overall I'm mighty impressed with the MediaPilot but wish Belkin had spent a bit more on its construction. There's really no excuse for the charger not working because of shoddy plastic. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
