A) I would like as few remotes as possible. I was hoping to use my PDA to control everything, but this isnt quite working yet.
B) I like surround for watching movie/tv-content, but stereo for listening to music
C) I would like to retain as much quality as possible in my signal chain - even if the perceptual gain may be dubious.
D) I would like to have ReplayGain integrated into my gain setup eventually
1. I could buy a programmable remote-control (that is either quite expensive, or very "cheap"), program it to control my receiver, buy a new IR receiver for my HTPC*) and program the remote control to that one, then manually switch the receiver to "surround" when watching tv, and "stereo" when listening to music.
2. Or I could purchase a IR-transmitter for my HTPC and set it up in front of my receiver for controlling it one-way.
3. Or I could use a bog standard rs-232 cable found in my appartement, and some simple software that evidently does not exist. :-)
*) I have an iMon PAD remote. It is using "proprietary" codes that evidently is very difficult to learn for learning remotes. It cannot learn any commands by itself. |