<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Stephen Worthington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz">stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:23:50 +1300, you wrote:<br>
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>On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Tortise <<a href="mailto:tortise@paradise.net.nz">tortise@paradise.net.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> From: "Wade Maxfield" <<a href="mailto:mythtvnz@hotblack.co.nz">mythtvnz@hotblack.co.nz</a>><br>
>> > On 6/03/10 10:23 AM, Ross and Jemima Knudsen wrote:<br>
>> >> I thought the PS3 remotes were heavy on the batteries and had delays in<br>
>> >> terms of reconnecting to the bluetooth network? That's why I was<br>
>> >> thinking more along the lines of a RF remote.<br>
>> >><br>
>> ><br>
>> > That's the case with the PS3 remote I was using with my Mac. The Mac<br>
>> > software (RemoteBuddy) disconnects the remote in order to increase<br>
>> > battery life. That's the cause of the reconnecting delay. But without<br>
>> > it, you might get a few days. Even with it I got less than 2 weeks on a<br>
>> > set of good alkalines.<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>> Which suggests one of the best remote systems may prove to be Wifi touch<br>
>> phones/pdas, using a browser, mythweb version, and desktop<br>
>> stands to hold / charge when not in use.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Meant to mention the iPad before. It'd be perfect.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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>When I first set up my system years ago I set up an IR remote and also got a<br>
>wifi keyboard. Within a couple of months we'd abandoned the remote - the<br>
>keyboard was more reliable, flexible and easier to use. I'd recommend a good<br>
>media center-oriented keyboard any day of the week.<br>
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</div></div>Do not get one of the really cheap Genius wireless keyboards. They<br>
are crap - you miss at least 1 keystroke in 5 or 6, even within a<br>
metre of the receiver.<br></blockquote><div><br>The one I have is a BTC 9019URF (<a href="http://www.btc.com.tw/english/news_15.htm">http://www.btc.com.tw/english/news_15.htm</a>). It works well at about 4m from the receiver though not much further. It's cheap so I don't need to worry about it getting banged around a bit (it gets knocked of the coffee table regularly) and the handles make it so much better for passing around to people. Not sure if they are still obtainable in NZ unfortunately. When I got it there were very few options available for media center setups - most wireless keyboards were designed for desktops and have very limited range. I'm not sure if this is still the case (sounds like it might be from your experience), BT keyboards should be fine at least.<br>
<br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br><br></div></div>