2012-02-23, 20:29
Orclas Wrote:I bought a HP branded OVU4003/00 IR receiver (same as this one) which worked straight out of the box, no settings needed in XBMC, but with one exception - the menu button didn't work. That was with the Harmony 700 set to "MCE". Fact is, it wasn't even to be found in the Harmony GUI, but some googling later I tried setting the Harmony to "MCE-1039" and then also the menu button worked properly and without any further due.
I personally also prefered a black receiver, since it disappears nicely against the black color of my TV furniture.
Edit: I may add that I don't use any kind of keyboard functionality, the Shuttle acts as a pure playback machine and any admin (which has been none so far after the initial install) is done via Putty.
In case you run into any kind of problems when installing openELEC, this excellent guide may be of use (although I'm unsure how much OE and XBMC Live has in common under the hood).
Thanks for both the links! I already ordered the HP one, but was thinking about tinkering with a solution I can embed into the furniture for later.
I will also only use it as a media center. All my files are on a NAS and I do processing from my desktop PC using Ember Media Manager. Hopefully, I can get this box to work like a pure player