One remote to rule them all?

fathead · 2006-01-06, 10:24

Hi guys I'm currently i the hunt for a remote I can use with my HTPC, TV & Tuner Card and was hoping someone could make a suggestion.

I currently have an MCE box with the old style MCE remote, my TV remote & my remote that came with my old Hauppauge card. Thats 3 remotes to effectivly run MCE. In the next month or two I plan to start work on my new MP box & will again face the same issue unless I can locate a remote capable of doing all 3 jobs - does such a thing exist?

Kirm · 2006-01-06, 11:02

Have a look at the logitech harmony remotes

bigal · 2006-01-06, 11:11

I have a Philip Pronto, easy to program and you can design the graficlayout yourself

/BigAl

fathead · 2006-01-06, 15:02

How do either of those remotes handle cursor movements? I need the ability to move the cursor like I was using a mouse, and from what I've read most remotes (with the exception of the all in wonder) using the pad like the arrows keys - moving through menu's etc. menu navigation is secondary to me, cursor control is more important.

bigal · 2006-01-06, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by fathead

How do either of those remotes handle cursor movements?

you have to use arrows for it, deppends on the IR-resiver and it's software if it has som claver way to emulate it.

why do you need a mouse for a HTPC? you are gonna run other things besides MP a guess...

/BigAl

onkl · 2006-01-06, 17:37

In itself, the MCE remote, with the IR extenders can make the other two obsolete. May be less glossy than other proposed solutions, but it's no problem whatsoever.

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fathead Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	One remote to rule them all? Hi guys I'm currently i the hunt for a remote I can use with my HTPC, TV & Tuner Card and was hoping someone could make a suggestion. I currently have an MCE box with the old style MCE remote, my TV remote & my remote that came with my old Hauppauge card. Thats 3 remotes to effectivly run MCE. In the next month or two I plan to start work on my new MP box & will again face the same issue unless I can locate a remote capable of doing all 3 jobs - does such a thing exist?

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bigal Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gothenburg Posts: 159 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a Philip Pronto, easy to program and you can design the graficlayout yourself /BigAl __________________ ::Chassi:: Silverstone LC02 ::Mainboard:: MSI RS482M4-ILD :rocessor:: AMD 64 3200+ 'Venice' ::Memory:: 1024MB PC3200 ::HDD:: 300GB SATA

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Kirm Portal User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Have a look at the logitech harmony remotes

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fathead Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How do either of those remotes handle cursor movements? I need the ability to move the cursor like I was using a mouse, and from what I've read most remotes (with the exception of the all in wonder) using the pad like the arrows keys - moving through menu's etc. menu navigation is secondary to me, cursor control is more important.

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onkl Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wageningen Age: 32 Posts: 338 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	In itself, the MCE remote, with the IR extenders can make the other two obsolete. May be less glossy than other proposed solutions, but it's no problem whatsoever.