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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1167457" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I think that my advice would be: <em>proceed with caution</em>.</p><p></p><p>I don't have any experience with such remotes, so I can only speculate:</p><p></p><p>(1) If the RF remote that you are thinking of buying is described as "MCE" or "WMC" compatible, the remote <em>probably</em> sends keyboard shortcuts to control the media center. But these are <strong>WMC keyboard shortcuts</strong>, and not MP keyboard shortcuts. Some keyboard shortcuts are the same, but others are different. So the latter buttons will appear not to work. However, there is a remote configuration file available from this site for the "Centarea HID", which <em>may</em> enable your RF remote to work correctly. You will only know for certain when you try it out.</p><p></p><p>(2) If the RF remote is <em>not</em> described as "MCE" or "WMC" compatible, it is not possible to predict whether it will work with MP.</p><p></p><p>Using an RF remote is a perfectly reasonable thing to want to do, but be prepared for the possibility that it won't work. If you have spent only £10 on this remote, that is not a big loss. If you have spent £200 on this remote, ...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1167457, member: 141969"] I think that my advice would be: [I]proceed with caution[/I]. I don't have any experience with such remotes, so I can only speculate: (1) If the RF remote that you are thinking of buying is described as "MCE" or "WMC" compatible, the remote [I]probably[/I] sends keyboard shortcuts to control the media center. But these are [B]WMC keyboard shortcuts[/B], and not MP keyboard shortcuts. Some keyboard shortcuts are the same, but others are different. So the latter buttons will appear not to work. However, there is a remote configuration file available from this site for the "Centarea HID", which [I]may[/I] enable your RF remote to work correctly. You will only know for certain when you try it out. (2) If the RF remote is [I]not[/I] described as "MCE" or "WMC" compatible, it is not possible to predict whether it will work with MP. Using an RF remote is a perfectly reasonable thing to want to do, but be prepared for the possibility that it won't work. If you have spent only £10 on this remote, that is not a big loss. If you have spent £200 on this remote, ...:mad: -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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