Remote control lag (1 Viewer)

[stirlinghart]

Hi Guys,

I have the latest version of MP1. I use a Harmony 650 Remote control. The Harmony firmware in the remote is set to 0ms for the response time when putting out commands.

I find for example when pressing the down arrow several times to go through a menu it seems to lag like MP cant keep up with the incoming remote commands. Is there a setting somewhere that can fix this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mm1352000]

Hello

Are you sure that:

1. The batteries in the remote are okay.
2. The remote receiver performance is not being affected by interference.

Regards,
mm

 

[CyberSimian]

I have the latest version of MP1. I use a Harmony 650 Remote control. The Harmony firmware in the remote is set to 0ms for the response time when putting out commands. I find for example when pressing the down arrow several times to go through a menu it seems to lag like MP cant keep up with the incoming remote commands. Is there a setting somewhere that can fix this?

I have never used a Harmony remote, so I cannot comment from personal experience. But this is an issue that is raised from time to time with respect to Windows Media Center (see various posts in www.TheGreenButton.tv). This rather suggests that the slow response is a characteristic of the Harmony remotes, and not caused by the media-center software used.

If your Harmony has worked satisfactorily with earlier versions of MP, but does not work satisfactorily with the latest version of MP, then it is probably MP that is the culprit.

If this is the first time that you have used your Harmony with MP, the problem is probably the Harmony. I would suggest borrowing or buying a One-For-All universal remote. Most have the MCE codes built-in (these are the codes that you use with MP). If the One-For-All works more quickly than the Harmony, you will know where the fault lies!

-- from CyberSimian in the UK

 

[HTPCSourcer]

Harmony remotes work well in connection with MP, I am using one myself since eternities and cannot confirm the problems described above.

However, 0ms for response time is too short - regardless of using MP or not. Actually any standard setting of a Harmony will use different timings.

 

[stirlinghart]

Hi guys,
Thank you so much for the advice. It worked well with version 1.9mp but not so well with latest. In saying that I think there was an update to harmony software. 3ms used to be the min you could change to. Now 0ms is. I used to gave on 3ms.i will change back from 0 to 3 and see if it gets better.

Thanks again ☺

 

[Stéphane Lenclud]

Which receiver are you using? Which remote Input Handler did you select in MP configuration? HID or Microsoft MCE?
We recommend using HID, hoppefully that's not the one causing problems

 

[stirlinghart]

Hi,

It is the Harmony 650 remote and it has Windows Media Centre remote selected in MP. I am going to try new batteries and see how I go. I just moved so everything is till in boxes. When I find them I will test

Thanks for the advice!