[mythtvnz] Lirc & MCE Remote

[Robin Gilks]

>> I've found that some keys, like the navigation keys l/r/u/d and the
>> volume
>> worked out of the box.
>
> Johan
>
> I feel your pain, I have 3 frontends and have different remotes on each
> one.
> I am this week embarking on a project to make the remotes on all three the
> same and also reduce it to one remote to operate both myth and the tv's.
> This has proven more difficult than I had imagined. My experimentation
> with
> universal learning remotes was a dismal failure.
> Where did you get your MCE remote, they are very difficult to get now?
>
> So much so that I have resorted to ordering XBox Wireless Gaming Receivers
> and the XBox Universal Remotes. They are very similar to the MCE remotes
> in
> that they can learn but I am anticipating some LIRC fun getting them
> working. I'll report back on my success as I imagine it will be a similar
> process to get these working.
>
> Toby

I just recently got an MCE remote kit from
  http://www.computerstore.co.nz/UPC0335.aspx
I was very happy to get change out of $50 including postage and GST. It
includes an IR blaster as well :)

It just worked out of the box (once I'd corrected the config file name!!)

-- 
Robin Gilks