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Networks and Remotes => Remotes => Topic started by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 01:50:35 pm

Title: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 01:50:35 pm

That’s it, after a lot of learning curve (curb?) including stumbling through Linux, GUI, Samba shares, sudo wrinkles (I am a Windows guy), I am now looking for a remote solution to control my individual clients. One NUC is set up as library server (to my media on an unRAID box) and I have another NUC set to be a client.

Where do I start evaluation the various solutions?

Jeff

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: JimH on March 24, 2018, 03:15:58 pm

The wiki.

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: mattkhan on March 24, 2018, 03:38:31 pm

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Getting_Started#Use_a_Remote_Control

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 04:19:16 pm

Duh ... Getting Started ...  :o

Thx

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: robt on March 24, 2018, 04:32:42 pm

I use two Harmony One remotes and a Harmony hub. All work very nicely. I use a Harmony One with the built in IR on my NUC very happily  :) The Harmony hub allows control via Amazon Echo and other Windows based software such as Home Remote. And once you have Alexa involved, then Houseband becomes another option...

Its very cool telling your media center to play a track, turn the volume up and down, pause or stop all by voice commands (and many more).

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 04:41:30 pm

Thx, looking for an IP control solution.

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 04:46:34 pm

Quote from: mattkhan on March 24, 2018, 03:38:31 pm

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Getting_Started#Use_a_Remote_Control

Just realized I already read this. I am looking for personal comments. Am looking for a control over IP solution. Only need to control MC especially in theater view.

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: robt on March 24, 2018, 04:59:26 pm

Try TightVNC. Best I've found..

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 05:03:14 pm

Quote from: robt on March 24, 2018, 04:59:26 pm

Try TightVNC. Best I've found..

That would take control of the library server Debian desktop and push content to the client to render?

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: robt on March 24, 2018, 05:06:31 pm

You're running linux I see. TightVNC is available for linux but as I only use Windows I'll back out here...

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 05:16:43 pm

Part of my getting my head wrapped around a remote solution is grokking DLNA’s operation and what, exactly, Media Center is doing when using that. Am I pulling content from the server or pushing it to the client. I’ll have it all figured out soon.  :)

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: JimH on March 24, 2018, 05:37:58 pm

The DLNA topic on the wiki explains, but MC can do several things.  It can act as a remote control, or as a server, or as a renderer.

The best way to learn is to try things.

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: JimH on March 24, 2018, 05:40:13 pm

Quote from: pepar on March 24, 2018, 04:46:34 pm

Just realized I already read this. I am looking for personal comments. Am looking for a control over IP solution. Only need to control MC especially in theater view.

This article is more complete:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Remotes

Title: Re: Got hardware/software squared away; NOW I NEED A REMOTE. Where do I start?
Post by: pepar on March 24, 2018, 05:49:16 pm

Wading through the Media Center Media Server Wiki now ...