[mythtvnz] Lirc & MCE Remote

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:49 PM, tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> On 28/04/2011 10:42 a.m., Robin Gilks wrote:
>
>>
>> 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!!)
>>
>
> I presume it is not a learning remote, unlike the original Microsoft
> one?  (Which I think would be useful - e.g. for controlling Separate Amp
> Power and Volume)

yes that can be useful, before mine got squashed it was programmed so
the power button did the TV and the volume button did the external
amplifier. I suppose you could acheive the same with an IR blaster to
the amp and TV.