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<blockquote data-quote="perry59" data-source="post: 193063" data-attributes="member: 52505"><p>Sorry for crossposting, looks like I had this in the wrong area...</p><p>This is a multipart question/comment/revelation.</p><p>First part:</p><p></p><p>Greetings all</p><p>I have been thinking of using my Dell M60 as a kinda "portable htpc" and</p><p>was wondering if it is possible to have an mce style remote work with it.</p><p>One that, of course, can control MP. I guess I'd have to find some sort of</p><p>usb ir reciever or greentooth or something. Has anyone here tried such a</p><p>thing?</p><p></p><p>Also, I was looking for a usb tv tuner to use with said laptop.</p><p>Right now Im leaning to the WinTV-USB 125 Channel TV Tuner </p><p>because its the only one I've seen so far that has FM radio</p><p>(I like to use radio probably more than tv) Has anyone had</p><p>any experience with this particular unit. Or have any recomendations?</p><p>Thanks for the help</p><p></p><p>Second part:</p><p>OK, nevermind dumb question.</p><p>Did a little research and there are several tv tuners with radio AND remote which seem</p><p>to be ok with a laptop. Namely the Hauppauge WinTVPVR USB2 which according to the</p><p>wiki here has be tested with MP and works with it. Guess thats what I want then.</p><p>Has anyone tried one of these things?</p><p></p><p>Third part:</p><p>Still a question lurks...</p><p>What I have read about this device so far gives me the impression that the remote</p><p>control ONLY controls the win tv tuner and nothing else. ie I cant scroll up and down</p><p>MP's menu and make other selections (play music, radio ripped videos etc.)</p><p>Can anyone confirm this for me? I've never used a tuner in a pc before so Im totally</p><p>in the dark here.</p><p>Is this behavior typical of all tuner cards?</p><p>If such a device does not allow me to control MP, is there some other</p><p>device I can plug into a usb port that will allow me to control MP?</p><p>Thanks for any input.</p><p></p><p>And finally:</p><p>Are all the tuner/remote combo's able (theoretically) to control MP and all its</p><p>functions? Some say they are made for MCE only, or VISTA only but MP can still</p><p>understand them? So if I bought the above mentioned Hauppage, it should work</p><p>(control) MP? I also thought of getting just a "plain" usb tuner and a seperate</p><p>remote (so it would not require the tuner box to work) such as the keyspan vista remote</p><p>which looks really nice. Any comments/suggestions?</p><p>And, incase anyone is wondering, no, I have never used a pc tv tuner or remote so</p><p>Im totally in the dark here. Hence all the basic questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="perry59, post: 193063, member: 52505"] Sorry for crossposting, looks like I had this in the wrong area... This is a multipart question/comment/revelation. First part: Greetings all I have been thinking of using my Dell M60 as a kinda "portable htpc" and was wondering if it is possible to have an mce style remote work with it. One that, of course, can control MP. I guess I'd have to find some sort of usb ir reciever or greentooth or something. Has anyone here tried such a thing? Also, I was looking for a usb tv tuner to use with said laptop. Right now Im leaning to the WinTV-USB 125 Channel TV Tuner because its the only one I've seen so far that has FM radio (I like to use radio probably more than tv) Has anyone had any experience with this particular unit. Or have any recomendations? Thanks for the help Second part: OK, nevermind dumb question. Did a little research and there are several tv tuners with radio AND remote which seem to be ok with a laptop. Namely the Hauppauge WinTVPVR USB2 which according to the wiki here has be tested with MP and works with it. Guess thats what I want then. Has anyone tried one of these things? Third part: Still a question lurks... What I have read about this device so far gives me the impression that the remote control ONLY controls the win tv tuner and nothing else. ie I cant scroll up and down MP's menu and make other selections (play music, radio ripped videos etc.) Can anyone confirm this for me? I've never used a tuner in a pc before so Im totally in the dark here. Is this behavior typical of all tuner cards? If such a device does not allow me to control MP, is there some other device I can plug into a usb port that will allow me to control MP? Thanks for any input. And finally: Are all the tuner/remote combo's able (theoretically) to control MP and all its functions? Some say they are made for MCE only, or VISTA only but MP can still understand them? So if I bought the above mentioned Hauppage, it should work (control) MP? I also thought of getting just a "plain" usb tuner and a seperate remote (so it would not require the tuner box to work) such as the keyspan vista remote which looks really nice. Any comments/suggestions? And, incase anyone is wondering, no, I have never used a pc tv tuner or remote so Im totally in the dark here. Hence all the basic questions. [/QUOTE]
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