[mythtvnz] Help spending my brothers $5K on MythTV

[Steven Ellis]

David Zanetti wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 14:29 +1300, Craig Box wrote:
>   
>>>> 	- IR Keyboard + dongle to get past LIRC hassles (or at least defer
>>>> them) 
>>>>         
>>> I ended up picking a USB HID IR remote, and remapping the buttons to
>>> my universal. It works real well, and avoids all the lirc madness.
>>>       
>> Does it fake keypresses?  Where'd you get it from?
>>     
>
> Being USB HID, it _is_ keypresses. It's not fake, because it's no
> different than a USB keyboard (which is also HID).
>
> Works even in the console. :)
>
> The unit I've been using is a Shuttle one, but it not tied to Shuttle
> hardware at all. The remote doesn't have quite enough buttons (and the
> mouse on it is a HID mouse, which isn't really useful for Myth in some
> ways), but if you're mapping on to a universal it's pretty good.
>
> http://www.ascent.co.nz/ProductSpecification.aspx?ItemID=116365
>
>   
Any idea on the code page for this device when using a universal remote,
or did you have to use a learning mode?

What i'd really like is a USB HID device that I can plug into the MB
headers and case mount. Or better yet the codes for the one that is
already mounted in my case.

Steve