2011-02-27, 19:05
Live in UK. I own a Harmony One remote but no ir receiver and presume there is no mouse support either (which i like to use for powerdvd and opening programs, etc) cheapest HP ir receiver is £15 on ebay.
Been using X360 controller wireless so far and the left analogue as the mouse and the LB and RB buttons as left click right click which is great. I though maybe I need something more (like a full keyboard for other things like email or when doing a search in xbmc) and then maybe a feel for something more professional and compact like a remote control look.
Gonna be getting a beast of a mini pc soon and will use it a secondary computer to my TV so want to be able to control it fully as a PC with little hassle. Running Win 7 x64.
Saw these 3 items all for a slightly different need which one is worth it?
Anyone own 1 of these? are they good, bad, ugly? Any other suggestions?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zyon-Wireless-In...omputers_3
£29
Pros
This one looks interesting as in it has an analogue mouse like an analogue stick on the 360 Controller to control the mouse movements which will be better than a touchpad for me! Also the number pad looks good and I can use this for other things apart from XBMC stuff on my HTPC like email.)
Cons
will it be like lugging around a full size keyboard?!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Control-...roduct_top
£14
Pros
A nice looking remote control which supposedly one of the comments says I can use with Harmony One remote as well thereby gaining 2 remotes for the price of 1!
It even looks like it has a blank circle towards the bottom for a touchpad/mouse control
Cons
Not official MCE and also if the touchpad thing is sensitive or strange i dont know if i will like it.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/...vices/3848
£70
Pros: Looks like everything i need
Cons: Hard to program? Fidgety keys, bluetooth issues of sleeping, etc
Not a remote oh yeah and EXPENSIVE!
Been using X360 controller wireless so far and the left analogue as the mouse and the LB and RB buttons as left click right click which is great. I though maybe I need something more (like a full keyboard for other things like email or when doing a search in xbmc) and then maybe a feel for something more professional and compact like a remote control look.
Gonna be getting a beast of a mini pc soon and will use it a secondary computer to my TV so want to be able to control it fully as a PC with little hassle. Running Win 7 x64.
Saw these 3 items all for a slightly different need which one is worth it?
Anyone own 1 of these? are they good, bad, ugly? Any other suggestions?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zyon-Wireless-In...omputers_3
£29
Pros
This one looks interesting as in it has an analogue mouse like an analogue stick on the 360 Controller to control the mouse movements which will be better than a touchpad for me! Also the number pad looks good and I can use this for other things apart from XBMC stuff on my HTPC like email.)
Cons
will it be like lugging around a full size keyboard?!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Control-...roduct_top
£14
Pros
A nice looking remote control which supposedly one of the comments says I can use with Harmony One remote as well thereby gaining 2 remotes for the price of 1!
It even looks like it has a blank circle towards the bottom for a touchpad/mouse control
Cons
Not official MCE and also if the touchpad thing is sensitive or strange i dont know if i will like it.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/...vices/3848
£70
Pros: Looks like everything i need
Cons: Hard to program? Fidgety keys, bluetooth issues of sleeping, etc
Not a remote oh yeah and EXPENSIVE!
