IR reciever recommendations? (1 Viewer)

penguin

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I need a IR reciever that I can use with an existing remote.

Any recomendations that will work with MP?
 

mPod

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January 26, 2005
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Cheapest alternative would be a simple (self-build < 3 €) LIRC receiver and the WinLIRC plugin for MP.
 

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