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<blockquote data-quote="Larzon" data-source="post: 761865" data-attributes="member: 101335"><p>I can not comment on the IR-blaster performance of the HP, but I can confirm the <strong>older-model</strong> HP eHome IR transceiver units are excellent IR <em>receivers </em>that work very well with Windows XP Pro and MediaPortal. (For anyone new to this, search Ebay for "MCE remote" or "MCE receiver".) For one of my systems I bought the full package with the HP transceiver, IR-blaster, and Linksys/Cisco-branded MCE remote. It was US$27 including shipping from Hong Kong to US. More recently I bought a receiver-only unit for US$17 including shipping from China.</p><p></p><p>!!! VERY IMPORTANT for users of Windows XP !!!</p><p>I discovered the hard way, you need to buy an older version of the HP transceiver.</p><p>The sticker on the bottom of the unit should have these numbers:</p><p><strong>HP model OVU400103/00</strong></p><p><strong>HP P/N 5187-5049</strong> or <strong>HP P/N 5188-1667</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>My experience with these eHome devices is limited to three models purchased in the last year or so. This is the first one I found that installs easily and functions flawlessly in XP Pro + MediaPortal with minimal headaches. There may be additional installation steps needed for XP Home.</p><p></p><p>Observations:</p><p>> The HP is a VERY sensitive IR receiver. I can point my remote control backward over my shoulder, scatter the signal off the back of the room, and the receiver still picks up the signal. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>> When installing the unit I just plugged it in and let the hardware wizard do its thing. I clicked a bunch of confirmations as the wizard ran through a few cycles. During one of the later cycles it asked for a file "kbd106.dll" which I had to find on the web.* (It might have also needed "kbdjpn.dll", but I don't recall for this specific model.)</p><p>> Other than locating one or two DLL file(s),* the installation was a breeze. Then I checked the correct boxes in the MediaPortal Configuration and the remote control worked perfectly. All button presses were recognized by default! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>> This receiver is RC6 compatible. I've tried 3 different models of MCE remotes, and all work perfectly with this receiver.</p><p>> Windows identifies the transceiver as <strong>VID_0471&PID_0815</strong>, which is made by <strong>Philips</strong>. Windows recognized it as an eHome transceiver because the ID was already included in the Windows INF files. (If you have problems, this is a good place to look. Search here and on web for instructions.)</p><p></p><p>*You can probably get by without those two DLL files. I believe they are for IR keyboards that are compatible with the eHome transceiver but which I (and most users) do not have. Since I had already downloaded those files whilst troubleshooting a different model, I proceeded with the installation of these "ghost" keyboards just to make the hardware wizard happy.</p><p></p><p>If you choose not to bother with those DLLs, it's likely you will have to prevent the hardware wizard from nagging you to install those devices; with a little hunting you can probably disable the appropriate items in the Windows Device Manager.</p><p></p><p>--- What <em>not </em>to buy ---</p><p></p><p>Beware there is a newer version of the HP transceiver that looks like the older one but DOES NOT WORK WITH XP. I had previously bought the HP transceiver with the model number shown below, since it was advertised as being XP compatible. I spent many nights trying to get it to work with XP, and I tried every trick in the book, short of writing my own XP driver (which is way beyond me). I've concluded the model below is not, nor will it ever be, compatible with XP. </p><p></p><p>Windows XP users, do NOT buy this!</p><p>HP model OVU400102/71</p><p>HP P/N 5187-4593</p><p>Windows identifies it as VID_1934&PID_5168, which is made by Fintek.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larzon, post: 761865, member: 101335"] I can not comment on the IR-blaster performance of the HP, but I can confirm the [B]older-model[/B] HP eHome IR transceiver units are excellent IR [I]receivers [/I]that work very well with Windows XP Pro and MediaPortal. (For anyone new to this, search Ebay for "MCE remote" or "MCE receiver".) For one of my systems I bought the full package with the HP transceiver, IR-blaster, and Linksys/Cisco-branded MCE remote. It was US$27 including shipping from Hong Kong to US. More recently I bought a receiver-only unit for US$17 including shipping from China. !!! VERY IMPORTANT for users of Windows XP !!! I discovered the hard way, you need to buy an older version of the HP transceiver. The sticker on the bottom of the unit should have these numbers: [B]HP model OVU400103/00[/B] [B]HP P/N 5187-5049[/B] or [B]HP P/N 5188-1667[/B] My experience with these eHome devices is limited to three models purchased in the last year or so. This is the first one I found that installs easily and functions flawlessly in XP Pro + MediaPortal with minimal headaches. There may be additional installation steps needed for XP Home. Observations: > The HP is a VERY sensitive IR receiver. I can point my remote control backward over my shoulder, scatter the signal off the back of the room, and the receiver still picks up the signal. :D > When installing the unit I just plugged it in and let the hardware wizard do its thing. I clicked a bunch of confirmations as the wizard ran through a few cycles. During one of the later cycles it asked for a file "kbd106.dll" which I had to find on the web.* (It might have also needed "kbdjpn.dll", but I don't recall for this specific model.) > Other than locating one or two DLL file(s),* the installation was a breeze. Then I checked the correct boxes in the MediaPortal Configuration and the remote control worked perfectly. All button presses were recognized by default! :D > This receiver is RC6 compatible. I've tried 3 different models of MCE remotes, and all work perfectly with this receiver. > Windows identifies the transceiver as [B]VID_0471&PID_0815[/B], which is made by [B]Philips[/B]. Windows recognized it as an eHome transceiver because the ID was already included in the Windows INF files. (If you have problems, this is a good place to look. Search here and on web for instructions.) *You can probably get by without those two DLL files. I believe they are for IR keyboards that are compatible with the eHome transceiver but which I (and most users) do not have. Since I had already downloaded those files whilst troubleshooting a different model, I proceeded with the installation of these "ghost" keyboards just to make the hardware wizard happy. If you choose not to bother with those DLLs, it's likely you will have to prevent the hardware wizard from nagging you to install those devices; with a little hunting you can probably disable the appropriate items in the Windows Device Manager. --- What [I]not [/I]to buy --- Beware there is a newer version of the HP transceiver that looks like the older one but DOES NOT WORK WITH XP. I had previously bought the HP transceiver with the model number shown below, since it was advertised as being XP compatible. I spent many nights trying to get it to work with XP, and I tried every trick in the book, short of writing my own XP driver (which is way beyond me). I've concluded the model below is not, nor will it ever be, compatible with XP. Windows XP users, do NOT buy this! HP model OVU400102/71 HP P/N 5187-4593 Windows identifies it as VID_1934&PID_5168, which is made by Fintek. [/QUOTE]
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