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<blockquote data-quote="Mad Max" data-source="post: 19613">Hi Everyone,I've searched for something definitive about this, but I am getting way too many hits.Basically I am looking at various Media Centre software apps to see which one I should use.&nbsp; I came across Media Portal and have been trying to find out information about how it's controlled remotely.&nbsp; I know I can use a wireless keyboard and/or mouse, but I want to know whether the remote that comes with the TV card works once MP is installed or whether I need to install a 3rd party software package (and if so, what it is) or whether I need to go into some &quot;training&quot; page to map the buttons on the remote to what I want it to do.I've come across lots of Forum entries such as &quot;Using the Hauppauge Remote with MP&quot; and so on. In other words, individual topics for individual cards.&nbsp; There doesn't seem to be anything in the &quot;about MP&quot; pages which says how it deals with the remotes that come with TV cards.Do you need a 3rd party software app running to use the remote?&nbsp; Do you need to configure a ini file??&nbsp; I guess many people like myself are basic users and can install MP by following the prompts and could possibly train a remote control using some form of GUI interface, but I would start getting lost if I had to work out what entries my ini file would need, like I found in this post:<a href="http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=621" target="_blank">http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=621</a>BTW, I have a DViCO DVB-T card in the lounge room and a Comprousa VideoMate DVB-T300 card in my office computer.Once again, I apologise if this has been explained elsewhere, but other than searching for &quot;Remote control&quot; I didn't know what other keywords to use.I think what the web site needs where it describes MP and it's abilities etc is a section titled &quot;Remote Controls&quot; and explains whether the remotes that come with the various TV cards can be used and how this function is enabled, whether it be via a &quot;training&quot; screen where buttons are mapped, or by some other method.RegardsMax</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mad Max, post: 19613"] Hi Everyone, I've searched for something definitive about this, but I am getting way too many hits. Basically I am looking at various Media Centre software apps to see which one I should use. I came across Media Portal and have been trying to find out information about how it's controlled remotely. I know I can use a wireless keyboard and/or mouse, but I want to know whether the remote that comes with the TV card works once MP is installed or whether I need to install a 3rd party software package (and if so, what it is) or whether I need to go into some "training" page to map the buttons on the remote to what I want it to do. I've come across lots of Forum entries such as "Using the Hauppauge Remote with MP" and so on. In other words, individual topics for individual cards. There doesn't seem to be anything in the "about MP" pages which says how it deals with the remotes that come with TV cards. Do you need a 3rd party software app running to use the remote? Do you need to configure a ini file?? I guess many people like myself are basic users and can install MP by following the prompts and could possibly train a remote control using some form of GUI interface, but I would start getting lost if I had to work out what entries my ini file would need, like I found in this post: [url]http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=621[/url] BTW, I have a DViCO DVB-T card in the lounge room and a Comprousa VideoMate DVB-T300 card in my office computer. Once again, I apologise if this has been explained elsewhere, but other than searching for "Remote control" I didn't know what other keywords to use. I think what the web site needs where it describes MP and it's abilities etc is a section titled "Remote Controls" and explains whether the remotes that come with the various TV cards can be used and how this function is enabled, whether it be via a "training" screen where buttons are mapped, or by some other method. Regards Max [/QUOTE]

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