[mythtvnz] RF remote works with linux?

[James Booth]

I have a Genius 810 MediaCruiser. Works great (dongle is at the rear too), batteries last about 3-4 months, but the keyboard is probably used 50/50 versus the MCE remote.

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:10:19 Brett Miller wrote:
> 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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