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The remote looks very nice.
2 points, do.
- The bulky, square look doesn't appeal to me. I don't like bricks, no matter how small they are.
- I have a trauma with "keys on one side, keyboard on the other side" kind of thing. I can thank Nokia for that one.
I see so few keys on the "remote" side. From the top of my head, I need a few 'special' keys mapped on the remote side: Context Menu, Subtitle toggle, Audio Toggle, Screenshot, etc
The thing is most people forget that XBMC users are located around the world. I for one, am located either in Portugal or Angola. And I need keys to change subtitles or Audio for instance.
The same problem arises with Boxee remote: to few keys for users located elsewhere that use subtitles and/or different audio tracks...
Just my 2 cents.
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Great that the next version wool work with atv2.
Is the next version going to have backlite keys also? Is that on the roadmap?
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Unfortunately with no back light, it doesn't make it any better than the Boxee remote, which looks much better and $20 cheaper.
I'll probably still pick one up just to support you, but for me, the ultimate remote/htpc keyboard combo would be to combine the Logitech Harmony One on one side, with the keyboard side of this thing on the flip side. Then allow multiple dongles to be installed on the various devices that support HID keyboards (HTPC, Boxee Boxx, TiVo, etc).
That way when I choose an activity, both the media controls and the keyboard can work with it, reducing all my remotes down to one.
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I am really happy about XBMC expanding like this.
Sorry but I need to ask... I read its RF and IR. So what IR receiver does it use? The little USB dongle is just for RF right?
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The little dongle is for RF, correct.
There's supposed to be an IR sender in the remote, to control your TV with, exactly how this works hasn't been revealed yet afaik.
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I see that it has a PC and a TV mode. How configurable are the modes?
My XBMC box is meant to be left on (it gathers media in the background), and I'd much rather control the volume on my TV than the software volume on the XBMC box.
I have one of the euro oldschool MCE remotes that handles everything that I need with the exception of switching my TV's inputs - that's the only reason that my TV's remote isn't in a drawer.
How close should I be able to get to emulating this?
Will the remote's firmware be upgradable in the case that further configurability features might be added in the future?
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Backlit or I won't buy. How expensive can a couple led's be? Make it $70 then to offset the costs...
She's not much to look at.