[mythtvnz] RF remote works with linux?

[Brett Miller]

Genius media-cruiser wireless keyboard..

Need to use the USB dongle in the front panel of PC to get reliable 
operation.
Need steady supply of batteries, at least a pair every 2 weeks.

Mine works fairly well but the RF link is badly designed.
The "inverted optical mouse" sensor concept works for me, better than 
touch pad.

Prob better to spend 2.5x the money on a Logitech device.


On 6/03/2010 2:59 p.m., Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:23:50 +1300, you wrote:
>
>    
>> On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Tortise<tortise at paradise.net.nz>  wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> From: "Wade Maxfield"<mythtvnz at hotblack.co.nz>
>>>        
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>        
>> When I first set up my system years ago I set up an IR remote and also got a
>> wifi keyboard. Within a couple of months we'd abandoned the remote - the
>> keyboard was more reliable, flexible and easier to use. I'd recommend a good
>> media center-oriented keyboard any day of the week.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve
>>      
> Do not get one of the really cheap Genius wireless keyboards.  They
> are crap - you miss at least 1 keystroke in 5 or 6, even within a
> metre of the receiver.
>
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