2011-10-13, 16:05
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2011-10-13, 18:25
Greetings XBMC community! I just received my pre-ordered remote after several month of delay. I was really looking forward to try this remote and I loved the minimalistic button layout and remote size since it was announced so therefore I didn’t hesitate and pre-ordered it even with the high shipping costs to Sweden/Europe.
Unfortunately it has some serious quality issues, something that I wasn’t expecting form a MOTOROLA device, if this was a cheap third party Chinese brand it would be understandable and even acceptable.
1. Serious range issues as reported previously by many other users. Maximum of 0.5meters (1.6 feet) and it loses connection depending on where you are directing it. The range is exactly the same in both RF and IR mode (a few centimeters better in RF mode). Sometimes button inputs won’t register directly and after a few seconds it will register multiple times resulting in “key-tapping”. This is not a PC-spec-hardware issue at my end since I have tested this remote with several PC’s, my main HTPC, laptops and work-servers in my home and all with the same range issue.
2. I noticed that the soft plastic coating on the edges of the backside of the remote was peeling off; at first I thought that it was dirt or something and I used a soft cotton textile to clean it and it started to peel off even more to the point that you could see the blank plastic under the coating. I know that this is only a cosmetic issue and not a big deal but since the remote is currently brand new (5min of usage) I can’t even imagine how it will look like after some daily usage. Again I did not expect these kind of QC cosmetic issue on a MOTOROLA branded remote.
I own several IR and RF remotes and even the built in IR receiver and remote on my HTPC has much better range (~3-4x) not to mention my other RF and Bluetooth remotes (both with minimum of 6-10m range). I didn’t have any high hopes or unrealistic expectations for this remote I was just expecting it to work as a normal RF remote. I still think that the minimalistic button layout and size of this remote is lovely but I can’t help to feel very disappointed as a customer.
Even if MOTOROLA fixes the range issues in a near future by sending out new USB dongles it would fix the QC on the paint job. I’m sure that these issues will get looked on for Rev.2 or 3 in the future. It won’t be worth it to send it back in my case due to the high shipping costs from Sweden. I’ve reverted back to my good ol' RF MCE and IR remotes for now and repacked my NYXBoard in it's original packaging.
I must confess that my old remote controlls are huge, ugly and with bad and non-ergonomic button layouts but at least they work perfectly and are reliable. =(
Unfortunately it has some serious quality issues, something that I wasn’t expecting form a MOTOROLA device, if this was a cheap third party Chinese brand it would be understandable and even acceptable.
1. Serious range issues as reported previously by many other users. Maximum of 0.5meters (1.6 feet) and it loses connection depending on where you are directing it. The range is exactly the same in both RF and IR mode (a few centimeters better in RF mode). Sometimes button inputs won’t register directly and after a few seconds it will register multiple times resulting in “key-tapping”. This is not a PC-spec-hardware issue at my end since I have tested this remote with several PC’s, my main HTPC, laptops and work-servers in my home and all with the same range issue.
2. I noticed that the soft plastic coating on the edges of the backside of the remote was peeling off; at first I thought that it was dirt or something and I used a soft cotton textile to clean it and it started to peel off even more to the point that you could see the blank plastic under the coating. I know that this is only a cosmetic issue and not a big deal but since the remote is currently brand new (5min of usage) I can’t even imagine how it will look like after some daily usage. Again I did not expect these kind of QC cosmetic issue on a MOTOROLA branded remote.
I own several IR and RF remotes and even the built in IR receiver and remote on my HTPC has much better range (~3-4x) not to mention my other RF and Bluetooth remotes (both with minimum of 6-10m range). I didn’t have any high hopes or unrealistic expectations for this remote I was just expecting it to work as a normal RF remote. I still think that the minimalistic button layout and size of this remote is lovely but I can’t help to feel very disappointed as a customer.
Even if MOTOROLA fixes the range issues in a near future by sending out new USB dongles it would fix the QC on the paint job. I’m sure that these issues will get looked on for Rev.2 or 3 in the future. It won’t be worth it to send it back in my case due to the high shipping costs from Sweden. I’ve reverted back to my good ol' RF MCE and IR remotes for now and repacked my NYXBoard in it's original packaging.
I must confess that my old remote controlls are huge, ugly and with bad and non-ergonomic button layouts but at least they work perfectly and are reliable. =(
2011-10-13, 18:48
Got my remote today 
I really like the feel of the buttons and I don't have any range issues.
The only thing that's annoying me, is the sound it makes when you move it or shake it.
But overall, I'm pretty happy with it.
Here is the output from "lsusb -v" if anyone is interested: http://pastebin.com/FnLUn8LC
Edit:
Range is now poor and buttons are not working properly.
I really like the feel of the buttons and I don't have any range issues.
The only thing that's annoying me, is the sound it makes when you move it or shake it.
But overall, I'm pretty happy with it.
Here is the output from "lsusb -v" if anyone is interested: http://pastebin.com/FnLUn8LC
Edit:
Range is now poor and buttons are not working properly.
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2011-10-15, 09:12
Just got my remote here in Sri Lanka yesterday. After all the hullabaloo on this thread I was almost convinced I had wasted my money.
However I was very pleasantly surprised to find the remote almost everything I had initially expected when I ordered it. It's absolutely great - works very slickly. I cant understand how anyone would expect it to work exactly to their desired specifications out of the box - especially in such a customisable, cross-platform tool as XBMC.
I have no range issues in RF mode, and haven't had a chance to program and test the IR yet.
I do have slight issues with the "left" keypress. In my case I've found that the button press for left needs to be slightly lower than it should be. ie 8 o'clock instead of 9 on the circle. A hard press at "9" will register and a regular press at "8" will too. This is a minor annoyance, but certainly not worth returning the remote over.
One important question: How can I disable the search dialog that pops up in XBMC every time I turn the remote over? The tilt sensor works beautifully but I only really want to use the keyboard if I have pre-selected a typing dialog in XBMC, or outside of XBMC. I hope there's a simple tweak to get rid of this.
All in all, very excited about the remote - can't wait until I'm back with my main HTPC setup to really put it to good use! Thanks Malard
Finally, to answer a question from a few posts back:
You need to edit the keyboard.nyxboard.xml, or more easily download the version htpcero kindly uploaded here (second link in that post).
Just stick that in your XBMC/userdata/keymaps folder and your info key will work a treat (as well as a few other tweaks like red button for context menu).
You may also have to delete the keyboard.nyxboard.xml from the system/keymaps folder in your XBMC installation directory too (In theory you shouldn't have to do this, but I found XBMC was still reading the default one until I did this. Wierd.)
However I was very pleasantly surprised to find the remote almost everything I had initially expected when I ordered it. It's absolutely great - works very slickly. I cant understand how anyone would expect it to work exactly to their desired specifications out of the box - especially in such a customisable, cross-platform tool as XBMC.
I have no range issues in RF mode, and haven't had a chance to program and test the IR yet.
I do have slight issues with the "left" keypress. In my case I've found that the button press for left needs to be slightly lower than it should be. ie 8 o'clock instead of 9 on the circle. A hard press at "9" will register and a regular press at "8" will too. This is a minor annoyance, but certainly not worth returning the remote over.
One important question: How can I disable the search dialog that pops up in XBMC every time I turn the remote over? The tilt sensor works beautifully but I only really want to use the keyboard if I have pre-selected a typing dialog in XBMC, or outside of XBMC. I hope there's a simple tweak to get rid of this.
All in all, very excited about the remote - can't wait until I'm back with my main HTPC setup to really put it to good use! Thanks Malard
Finally, to answer a question from a few posts back:
KrissO Wrote:Isn't the "Info" button supposed to show TV / movie information? Nothing happens when I press mine. How can I map it properly?
You need to edit the keyboard.nyxboard.xml, or more easily download the version htpcero kindly uploaded here (second link in that post).
Just stick that in your XBMC/userdata/keymaps folder and your info key will work a treat (as well as a few other tweaks like red button for context menu).
You may also have to delete the keyboard.nyxboard.xml from the system/keymaps folder in your XBMC installation directory too (In theory you shouldn't have to do this, but I found XBMC was still reading the default one until I did this. Wierd.)
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