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Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - ibleedspeed - 2012-09-18
I am kind of lost here trying to find out what kind of remote is good for xbmc and total media theater 5 on the cheap side.. not looking to buy a 150 dollar remote just something to navigate and control xbmc... also it needs to work with tmt5 since that is what i use in xbmc to play bluray,s..
any help would be appreciated.
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - Firas.AlShafei - 2012-09-18
A standard Windows Media remote would do the trick. You can find those cheap, and you can always modify the keymap to do all kinds of things
I'm still using an original xbox remote but it's a pain in the ass to setup and i wouldn't recommend it unless you had one laying around.
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - artrafael - 2012-09-18
The Ortek VRC-1100 (wiki) remote is very popular and very inexpensive. In the US, it's available at Amazon among other places. Also available under various brand names worldwide. Check the photos in the links above to help visually identify it.
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - sectune - 2012-09-18
(2012-09-18, 05:32)ibleedspeed Wrote: I am kind of lost here trying to find out what kind of remote is good for xbmc and total media theater 5 on the cheap side.. not looking to buy a 150 dollar remote just something to navigate and control xbmc... also it needs to work with tmt5 since that is what i use in xbmc to play bluray,s..
any help would be appreciated.
Why don't you just get the pulse-eight hdmi-cec adapter. You can control your tv/xbmc with one remote (of your tv) and also create custom keymaps for controlling your bluray software and so on
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - bluray - 2012-09-18
(2012-09-18, 05:32)ibleedspeed Wrote: I am kind of lost here trying to find out what kind of remote is good for xbmc and total media theater 5 on the cheap side.. not looking to buy a 150 dollar remote just something to navigate and control xbmc... also it needs to work with tmt5 since that is what i use in xbmc to play bluray,s..OEM HP MCE KIT REMOTE CONTROL/USB IR RECEIVER/EMITTER
any help would be appreciated.
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - bobbintb - 2012-09-18
i just use my tablet since its cheaper and always in the living room anyway.
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - Skyhawk - 2012-09-18
Hormony One, it can control everything! For example:
- XBMC
- WMC
- TV
- PS3
- AV Receiver
- Fan
I love it!
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - bluray - 2012-09-18
(2012-09-18, 17:25)Skyhawk Wrote: Hormony One, it can control everything! For example:Not my style....and I sold harmony remote....
- XBMC
- WMC
- TV
- PS3
- AV Receiver
- Fan
I love it!
I'm old school, and I preferred to have a remote control for each device......it looks cool on my coffee table too....
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - Skyhawk - 2012-09-18
(2012-09-18, 18:17)bluray Wrote: Not my style....and I sold harmony remote....
I'm old school, and I preferred to have a remote control for each device......it looks cool on my coffee table too....
You really do love your remotes, unfortunately the Hormony doesn't really fit OPs price plan.
RE: Help with choosing a remote for xbmc? - ibleedspeed - 2012-09-19
Thakyou guys for all your help. i did a lot of research last night on remotes and the harmony option would be nice for one day when i have a lot of components to control.. for now its just a laptop running xbmc with about 7 external hard drives hooked up to it. lol. using my hdtv as a monitor through rgb cable....
its crude but it works for now until my budget allows an htpc. i am quite interested in getting the hdmi cec adapter when that day comes. or maybe flirc. for now im going with a cheap mce remote... thanks guys.