Have you tried Central Utah Electronics? They have alot of crap. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob Jackson Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:56 AM To: 'Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List' Subject: RE: Remote Control
So I went and bought the Logitech RF keyboard and remote. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126181 I am not impressed so far, in fact I will definatly get rid of it. When I purchased, I did not realize that the remote doesn't have 0-9 on it. I will still try to use it if it wasn't for that. The other problem, is that I cannot get the remote to work except for the scroll. So, I am probably going to go IR instead of RF now, so I can use a universal IR remote with the JP1 fucntion. I have all the DYI stuff except for the IR IC. Radio shack no longer carries one. Does anybody know where I can get one locally, or am I going to have to order. By the time I order one, with shipping costs, I might as well buy the IRA-3, or maybe even the Tira-2.1 so I can control my cable box. -Rob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Werner Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:56 AM To: Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: Remote Control On Sat, 29 Apr 2006, Hans Fugal wrote: > I know some of you are into MythTV and probably have run this gauntlet > before. > > I'm not afraid of a DIY kit, provided it's something I could handle > (no experience in EE-like stuff whatsoever). I'm not afraid of a > wireless keyboard provided it's A) compactish, and B) affordable (<= $30). I've gone both routes. I started out with a serial IR receiver from here: http://www.home-electro.com/ira3.php (they have USB ones for twice the price; those are $20 apiece). Setting it up is rather poorly documented, (it uses LIRC) but not really very tricky, so let me know if you decide to go that route. After a while, though, I eventually (a) wanted keyboard control and (b) got annoyed by the line-of-sight requirements of IR. So recently I bought this keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126181 which is absolutely stellar. It does have a non-detachable wrist support and funky keys along the side, but it's super-thin and comes with a RF remote (that just presses keys like the keyboard) so you could, say, use the keyboard and mouse at your desktop, and then only use the remote to control TV-ish stuff. I'd recommend the IRA-3 over doing it yourself, since it's probably going to be around the same price as buying the parts and soldering it on your own (although perhaps not as much fun if you really enjoy that sort of thing). But at the end of the day, I think you're eventually going to be annoyed at the line-of-sight requirements of infrared and go RF. If the expense of the media wireless set (the one with the RF remote control) is enough to be a dealbreaker for you, there's another RF keyboard that I use on my own desktop machine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126168 It's $27 at newegg at the moment. The wrist-rest on this one is detachable, and although it has a handful of special media keys at the top the keyboard footprint is still relatively small. You probably won't be able to find a much smaller footprinted wireless keyboard. Anywho, hope this helps. LMK if you have any other questions! ~ Ross /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
