Greetings,
Regarding control of your TV/DVD, etc.
The free program Sue Center also uses a USB-UIRT to control any infrared device.
It is very configurable. It takes some doing but in the end
you have a very customized remote (or remotes).
I'm happy to help with any configuration issues.
Sue Center is operated by built-in "dwell-clicking" or pausing
so there is no need to issue a real click. The user only has
to be able to control the cursor in two dimensions - typically with
device like a SmartNav.
Full details here:
http://www.suecenter.org/remote
Jon
415-246-6499
On Mar 31, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Jim Lubin wrote:
>>
>> At 03:44 PM 3/27/2011, Ismael wrote:
>> I have a question for you guys is it possible to control the TV and VCR with
>> the computer
>
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> Yes I have done it using a USB-UIRT IR Blaster ($50) and a free program
> called EventGhost to learn IR codes for any device. I used it to control the
> cable box, ir fan and vcr. I setup this page years ago explaining it
> http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/tvremote/
> You can add an "X10 IR-543 Infrared X10 Command Console" ($16) to control x10
> modules.
>
> I have since gotten a slingbox solo ($140) and mainly use that. The slingbox
> is connected to the DVR and I can control that using the slingplayer program
> on the computer through your home network. Your tv/cable box/vcr that you
> connect to the slingbox needs to connect to your network router. You can only
> connect 1 device to the slingbox solo. With the Slingbox Pro ($250) you can
> connect multiple devices.
>
> I also have a tv tuner in my computer connected to a cable box. I use
> BeyondTV software to record/watch tv on the computer. I use this instead of
> the Windows media center since it records in standard mpeg files I can edit
> and burn to dvds.
>
> I saw someone else mention that you can also use Comcast Xfinity web site (if
> Comcast is your cable provider). I have used that also and it worked.
>
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