[mythtvnz] Reconsiderations for a remote control?

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Andy Wonder <andy at zenmail.co.nz> wrote:
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> How about the Android App?

No tactile
Phone needs to be woken up when you want to pause etc.



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> On 2015-03-10 17:49, Jason Taylor wrote:
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> It would be cheaper to buy an raspberrypi that has hdmi-cec built in and use
> it as a frontend....
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> On 10 March 2015 at 09:13, Mark Kendall <markk at kc.net.nz> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 5:40 PM, worik <worik.stanton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I see there has been no traffic on this list with "remote" in the
>> subject since 2012.
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>> I would like to take the next step and get a remote to control Myth.
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>> Ideally it would be a control where I can programme my T.V.'s volume and
>> power settings in to, but that may be too much to ask.
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>> What are people's experiences?
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>> Currently I am using a USB keyboard, which is not ideal.
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>> W
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>> I bought an HDMI CEC adapter from Nice Gear a couple of years ago and use
>> my TV's remote for controlling all day to day MythTV front end usage.
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>> http://nicegear.co.nz/htpc/pulseeight-usb-hdmicec-adapter/
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>> http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/products/104-usb-hdmi-cec-adapter.aspx
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>> To help with getting this working I used libcec-daemon and I would
>> recommend not having/leaving an infrared remote configured on the Linux box
>> (I still happen to as I didn't know how good the CEC adapter would be) as
>> this causes a number of setup related problems.
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>> A mini keyboard is great for desktop interaction and the other occasional
>> times it's needed.
>> This is the same sort as I have, on special it was $15USD including
>> delivery! You can get AAA battery or lithium rechargeable versions, I went
>> for the AAA version.
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>> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2-4GHz-Mini-With-Big-Touchpad-3-8X4-8cm-92-Keys-For-STB-PC-Smart-TV/1699252965.html
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>> Regards
>> Mark
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