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<blockquote data-quote="NickName" data-source="post: 62133" data-attributes="member: 21675">Medion remotes...I have two different Medion remotes and had them working for a while with Mediaportal with a plugin. I found them slow and unreliable. I think it was more the plugin's fault as they worked great with the crappy Cyberlink software.Also as they were different, I had to configure them differently due to different button names. That was very painful remembering what button did what... Also that had a low WAF.&nbsp; :evil: I eventually bought an MCE Remote and I haven't looked back. At the risk of sounding like a Microsoft salesman (I'm not), they work 'out of the box' without any configuration required. They even work in many other programs that do not have Remote control support!I have a few Mediaportal's in my house and I like the fact if I can't find a remote (kids!), I can grab another one (I have 3 MCE Remotes) and just use that. That has a high WAF! :lol: Do yourself a favour and just buy an MCE remote (the European version, more buttons).They can also control two other external devices such as a Set top box and the TV (on/off).FYI. I lied a little, I did actually configure 2 teletext buttons. 1 one for ejecting the CD/DVD and the other for screenshots. This isn't necessary of course, just handy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NickName, post: 62133, member: 21675"] [b]Medion remotes...[/b] I have two different Medion remotes and had them working for a while with Mediaportal with a plugin. I found them slow and unreliable. I think it was more the plugin's fault as they worked great with the crappy Cyberlink software. Also as they were different, I had to configure them differently due to different button names. That was very painful remembering what button did what... Also that had a low WAF. :evil: I eventually bought an MCE Remote and I haven't looked back. At the risk of sounding like a Microsoft salesman (I'm not), they work 'out of the box' without any configuration required. They even work in many other programs that do not have Remote control support! I have a few Mediaportal's in my house and I like the fact if I can't find a remote (kids!), I can grab another one (I have 3 MCE Remotes) and just use that. That has a high WAF! :lol: Do yourself a favour and just buy an MCE remote (the European version, more buttons). They can also control two other external devices such as a Set top box and the TV (on/off). FYI. I lied a little, I did actually configure 2 teletext buttons. 1 one for ejecting the CD/DVD and the other for screenshots. This isn't necessary of course, just handy. [/QUOTE]

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