[mythtvnz] USB remote receiver

[Alan Walls]

I agree that finding a motherboard can be an issue.  When I replaced my motherboard recently I had to get a USB-Serial adapter to send serial commands on my amp and projector.  

One problem with USB is that it has a very short cable range of about 5m.  In my case the computer isn't near the screen so I have a long cable run of about 15m between the computer and IR receiver.  Maybe a 15m USB cable run would have worked but it is way out of spec.  A string of powered USB hubs also wasn't a very viable option.

I agree freeware and GPL are different but only to developers (and lawyers) (Aren't you both :-) ).  For people who don't want anything to do with compilers they are both the same thing.  Saying "GPL" would confuse rather than help these people.  The people who need to know the difference will do the research to find which is which.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtvnz-bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz [mailto:mythtvnz-
> bounces at lists.linuxnut.co.nz] On Behalf Of Nick Rout
> Sent: Monday, 15 June 2009 12:41 p.m.
> To: MythTV in NZ
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] USB remote receiver
> 
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Alan Walls<Alan.Walls at trimble.co.nz>
> wrote:
> > Here is another option.  I use the serial based Ira-3
> >
> > http://www.home-electro.com/
> 
> 2 probs: many motherboards no longer have serial ports.
> 
> the other may be more illusory, but I don't much like a company that
> confuses the GPL with "freeware"
> 
> http://www.home-electro.com/support.php#Links
> 
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