On 1/16/06, obscure information. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah, it's not pretty. But, it works well. I used to have a 15-2116, but then I moved to a URC-6131 "PVR Remote", because I liked the layout.
The thing I didn't like about the Kameleon is the lack of physical buttons. I also have a Phillips Pronto remote, and I end up rarely using it because it just has the touch screen, and I need to hit the backlight and look at the remote any time I need to do anything. With the 2116 or 6131, I can do it by feel. I know it seems like a small issue. But, for me it translated into much better usability.
I used the JP1 tools to make my URC-6131 emulate my FusionHDTV remote, which works great with lircd and mythtv.
The one drawback of the URC-6131 is that it cannot learn IR commands. So, if a device code doesn't exist for what you want, it becomes difficult.
I'm looking at the FC4 guide provided by Jarod, and his information regarding using a Radio Shack remote piqued my interest, as I'm really not satisfied with the remote that came with my PVR-150, and I'd like to use the same remote for Myth that I do for my other duties.
The thing is, I just don't find that remote 15-2116 he was using very aesthetically pleasing :)
Yeah, it's not pretty. But, it works well. I used to have a 15-2116, but then I moved to a URC-6131 "PVR Remote", because I liked the layout.
The thing I didn't like about the Kameleon is the lack of physical buttons. I also have a Phillips Pronto remote, and I end up rarely using it because it just has the touch screen, and I need to hit the backlight and look at the remote any time I need to do anything. With the 2116 or 6131, I can do it by feel. I know it seems like a small issue. But, for me it translated into much better usability.
I used the JP1 tools to make my URC-6131 emulate my FusionHDTV remote, which works great with lircd and mythtv.
The one drawback of the URC-6131 is that it cannot learn IR commands. So, if a device code doesn't exist for what you want, it becomes difficult.
So I've gone to Radio Shack's site and was looking at the Kameleon line, and I'm pondering buying either a 15-2136 ( http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103081&cp ) or a 15-2137 ( http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103082&cp). Obviously, I'd prefer the 2137 since it has the ability to control 6 devices instead of 4, but I'll settle for whichever one becomes available at Radio Shack first. I'm curious if anyone has had any success setting up one of these remotes? I looked around quite extensively, but aside from some IRC chatter I found in Google referencing mythtv and the 15-2136, I'm unable to find any information about successful use of one of these remotes.
I'm pretty sure if I absolutely had to, I could download the RC-5 codelist from lirc.com and fire up irw and start the long tedious process of figuring out the key mapping, but I'm hoping someone here has already gone through that agony.
As always, any input is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
~Drew
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