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Networks and Remotes => Remotes => Topic started by: Bossman553 on February 18, 2023, 06:28:58 pm

Title: Help with remote
Post by: Bossman553 on February 18, 2023, 06:28:58 pm

Hello looking for some help with a remote ( very new to JRiver). I have an HTPC running Madvr on it with JRiver. I'm looking for a remote that I can control playback with, like play pause and back to the theater view. I tried the JRiver one, but that looks to be more for streaming. I'm looking for something to control what is being played on my projector.

Title: Re: Help with remote
Post by: JimH on February 18, 2023, 06:50:30 pm

Software or hardware?

The wiki has a topic on Remotes.

Title: Re: Help with remote
Post by: Bossman553 on February 18, 2023, 07:24:38 pm

Either will work I do run home assistant. 

Title: Re: Help with remote
Post by: mattkhan on February 19, 2023, 02:55:25 am

HA should find it as a dlna server once you turn media network on so that is one option, otherwise you'd have to write some custom integration that uses mcws

Title: Re: Help with remote
Post by: Bossman553 on February 19, 2023, 01:46:17 pm

How about if I just wanted an IR remote and use my broad link to control the PC?

Title: Re: Help with remote
Post by: S. Pupp on February 19, 2023, 05:25:42 pm

Quote from: Bossman553 on February 19, 2023, 01:46:17 pm

How about if I just wanted an IR remote and use my broad link to control the PC?

I use a FLIRC USB remote receiver and a Universal Remotes MX500.  The FLIRC converts remote signals to keyboard presses.  I can do everything I need to do regarding playback, selection, etc, as well as go into and out of theater view this way.  Programming a FLIRC is easy - just choose keyboard as the template in the FLIRC software, then press the key you want to use (example, ctl-4 for theater view) and press the remote button you want to use for that key.  The programming stays in the FLIRC, which can be moved to whatever computer you are using.