INTERACT FORUM

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Control MC with IR Remote?  (Read 951 times)

Sam

  • Regular Member
  • Galactic Citizen
  • ****
  • Posts: 300
Control MC with IR Remote?
« on: December 17, 2003, 01:09:45 pm »
I just learned that my brother got me a universal remote control for Christmas.

It's a huge touch-screen LCD display and is highly programmable; you can create buttons and record macros.  It's a very cool toy, and I think it'll be great for my TiVo, since it'll make it a little easier to navigate to different screens.

I would love to use this as my only remote control.  Is there an easy way of using an IR remote to control MC?

I know I'd need some sort of IR receiver, but beyond that, I have no clue.

Logged

JimH

  • Administrator
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 72446
  • Where did I put my teeth?
Re:Control MC with IR Remote?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2003, 01:28:14 pm »
Check the FAQ at the top of this thread.  I think there are some links there.  MC Options has a remote section.  You can teach MC to use any remote there.
Logged

Robert Taylor

  • Regular Member
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 646
  • Living in a Smokeless Zone...
Re:Control MC with IR Remote?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2003, 03:42:37 pm »
Gday,

I'm using an IRMan from http://www.evation.com/irman/

It is a serial port device, which is supported via plug-in in Media Center. It is one of the most well-supported devices for IR control of a PC.

A lot of software has in-built support for it, and you can use Girder http://www.girder.nl/ to control applications, windows etc which do not neccessarily have in-built IR support.

Have fun!
Logged
Cheers
Rob

jleerigby

  • Guest
Re:Control MC with IR Remote?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2003, 04:55:01 pm »
Quote from: LunchmeatVoom on December 17, 2003, 03:42:37 pm
Gday,

I'm using an IRMan from http://www.evation.com/irman/

It is a serial port device, which is supported via plug-in in Media Center. It is one of the most well-supported devices for IR control of a PC.

A lot of software has in-built support for it, and you can use Girder http://www.girder.nl/ to control applications, windows etc which do not neccessarily have in-built IR support.

Have fun!


Ditto to all of that. :)
Logged

Sam

  • Regular Member
  • Galactic Citizen
  • ****
  • Posts: 300
Re:Control MC with IR Remote?
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2003, 05:36:11 pm »
Cool.  Thanks!
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »