[mythtvnz] RF remote works with linux?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wade Maxfield" <mythtvnz at hotblack.co.nz>
To: "MythTV in NZ" <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] RF remote works with linux?


> On 6/03/10 10:23 AM, Ross and Jemima Knudsen wrote:
>> I thought the PS3 remotes were heavy on the batteries and had delays in
>> terms of reconnecting to the bluetooth network?  That's why I was
>> thinking more along the lines of a RF remote.
>>
>
> That's the case with the PS3 remote I was using with my Mac.  The Mac
> software (RemoteBuddy) disconnects the remote in order to increase
> battery life.  That's the cause of the reconnecting delay.  But without
> it, you might get a few days. Even with it I got less than 2 weeks on a
> set of good alkalines.
>

Which suggests one of the best remote systems may prove to be Wifi touch phones/pdas, using a browser, mythweb version, and desktop 
stands to hold / charge when not in use.