Can you use any remote, such as my Tivo remote, or will I need to get a different remote? And is the Irman reciever the only one that works or is it just the only one that J River supports?
Thanks!
I'll just touch on the remote question.... I can't comment on the IRman specifically, but I know that there is a plugin interface to MC9 that allows that hardware to be used. I believe any old remote control is fine, but the more buttons, the more functions you can make MC perform.
Personally, I want even more control, so I use Girder (
http://www.girder.nl). It lets you use many different kind of IR receivers and control virtually every aspect of your machine via IR signals. In combination with a programmable remote, it's quite powerful. I use a USB-UIRT and a Marantz 5200 remote. My MC9 Girder configuration file is included with the MC9 distribution.
Other people are using NetRemote (
http://www.netremote.org) and various PDAs to get 2-way communication with MC9.
Hope this gives you some search ideas or leads you to other specific questions!
Good luck!
Brad