[protocol77]

hi guys i have been using a Silver MCE remote with xbmc and it works great however i need to purchase some more of them however the only place on ebay i found that sells those particular ones is charging a fortune for them so looking for alternatives this is the one i was using





i have read through the xbmc wiki on remote control reviews but looking for recommendations from people who have tested out remotes can anyone recommend some good ones they have to be remotes and not keyboards for the less technical family members also i would like the ones i can use my existing keymap xml with for programming buttons i tried a similar remote this one

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/OEM-Microsoft...337173c34d


but it was ridiculously unresponsive on average it took 3 to 4 presses just to get it to recognize also you had to press really hard to do that


would love to heard suggestions ones i was looking at as they are cheap are

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-HIP...3371a83b45


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-DEL...4ab3b1dca7

[Jetster]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1...Caps%2C553

[argh!]

I have teh first one listed on that Amazon page. Altough i only got it for the IR receiver, it works pretty well.

Though if i were to get another, I'd get one with as many buttosn as possible, to program many XBMC functions.

[Neumahn]

This remote is the best...

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?h...CF4QxBUwAA

[frieten]

This remote is the best...

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?h...CF4QxBUwAA

will this work with the ATV2?

[Neumahn]

No but why would you want that, ATV2 comes with an almost identical remote with the exception of the keyboard.

[frieten]

No but why would you want that, ATV2 comes with an almost identical remote with the exception of the keyboard.

lol the keyboard is the part i would want

pretty cool remote though might look at getting it for my main setup.

[calev]

I'm looking for an ir receiver that doesn't have a usb cable attached. I just want it to plug in the front. Anybody have any suggestion's for that?

[Jetster]

I'm looking for an ir receiver that doesn't have a usb cable attached. I just want it to plug in the front. Anybody have any suggestion's for that?

Plug into the front?

[calev]

Yeah like the ir sensor directly above the male end of the usb. basically the formfactor of a usb flash drive with an ir sensor at the front. I dont want a huge usb cable to hide becouse i have a usb port at the front of my htcp. Any suggestions?

[rbrohman]

I have bought 2 that look identical to yours from this seller: http://www.ebay.com.my/itm/New-HP-Me...item4aad4c4fbe

The HP part number on the IR receiver is 5187-4563. They worked out of the box with Openelec.

[live4ever]

Yeah like the ir sensor directly above the male end of the usb. basically the formfactor of a usb flash drive with an ir sensor at the front. I dont want a huge usb cable to hide becouse i have a usb port at the front of my htcp. Any suggestions?

A Flirc.

[Beer40oz]

I got the mediagate one.... works perfect.

http://www.amazon.com/Company-MediaGate-...890&sr=1-2

[Neumahn]

Of course if you use the Boxee Remote it works over wireless so you don't need an IR. It comes with a little tiny USB nubbin and does not require any driver software.

You can do cool things too like trick shots behind your back and through your legs with it. It never misses, unlike IR.

[frieten]

Of course if you use the Boxee Remote it works over wireless so you don't need an IR. It comes with a little tiny USB nubbin and does not require any driver software.

You can do cool things too like trick shots behind your back and through your legs with it. It never misses, unlike IR.

nice thats pretty cool, think i might have to grab it and give it a go.