Mailing List Archive: Remote?

Remote?

Aug 5, 2003, 11:14 AM

Post #1 of 3 (1194 views)

(I apologize if this is old topic, please bare with us noobies)

If I understand MythTV correctly, it functions as the device I use to do
everything with the TV. Currently the VCR and VCR remote services this
purpose (changing channel, volume, power on/off, etc), so if the mythtv
will be replacing the VCR for this I would like a good remote. Any
suggestions?

Is this how everyone else has their system setup? Currently have a PC
hooked to the TV for watching divx movies, which goes through the VCR input
and then the VCR to the TV. If the mythtv doesn't offer a good remote I
suppose I could leave the system like it is and change to the VCR input
whenever I need to access the mythtv, but that seems to defeat the purpose
of onscreen channel guides, etc.

Re: Remote? [ In reply to ]

joevph at yahoo

Aug 5, 2003, 12:29 PM

Post #2 of 3 (1124 views)

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It depends on what cards you have in your MythTV PC.
A lot of the "bttv" capture cards (software) come with
a remote that can be used with LIRC. As far as I
know, the Hauppauge hardware MPEG cards also come with
remotes.

I bought a software card without a remote a while ago,
so I'm using at ATI Remote Wonder that came with my
AIW 9700. It works well, although sometimes the
buttons don't respond (but I think that's either I'm
not pressing hard enough, or my MythTV's poor CPU is
overloaded).

-- Joe

--- Chris Kahney <beagleguy@HotPOP.com> wrote:
> (I apologize if this is old topic, please bare with
> us noobies)
>
> If I understand MythTV correctly, it functions as
> the device I use to do
> everything with the TV. Currently the VCR and VCR
> remote services this
> purpose (changing channel, volume, power on/off,
> etc), so if the mythtv
> will be replacing the VCR for this I would like a
> good remote. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Is this how everyone else has their system setup?
> Currently have a PC
> hooked to the TV for watching divx movies, which
> goes through the VCR input
> and then the VCR to the TV. If the mythtv doesn't
> offer a good remote I
> suppose I could leave the system like it is and
> change to the VCR input
> whenever I need to access the mythtv, but that seems
> to defeat the purpose
> of onscreen channel guides, etc.
>
>
> > _______________________________________________
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> mythtv-users@mythtv.org
>
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>

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RE: Remote? [ In reply to ]

daniel.parnell at oz

Aug 6, 2003, 4:33 PM

Post #3 of 3 (1116 views)

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I had no problems at all getting lirc to both send and receive. Everything just worked for me, althouhg I think I'm running the CVS version of lirc, which may make a difference ;)

Daniel

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark [mailto:fairlane@voyager.net]
Sent: Thursday, 7 August 2003 9:26 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Remote?

It's considerably more difficult to run both a receiver and a
transmitter with lirc! I know one or
two people have gotten it running, but it's not for the faint of heart.

Joseph H. Fry wrote:

>Of course, if your gonna be using lirc anyway to control an external
>tuner, then there is no reason not to get/build an ir receiver and use
>any remote you have laying around.
>
>
>

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