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Matt, does the PS3 remote go into standby properly or does it chew through batteries ?
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2015-01-02, 12:40
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-02, 13:26 by ggp759.)
The ps3 remote is found in settings but when i choose connect i get a bluetooth authentication error! Is there something that i need to press on the remote? There is nothing in the wiki except that it works with the bluetooth built-in receiver. Thanks
PS: Found it! Had to press start+enter on the remote and then choose "trust and connect" so it wouldnt ask for a pin code!
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Imho the best remote is a tablet with yatse!
full control over Kodi and with WOL able to resume / start the htpc
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2015-01-03, 04:39
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-03, 04:39 by wrxtasy.)
Lets see, chewing through a Phone or Tablet's battery for just basic control of XBMC / Kodi and thereby reducing its battery charge capacity and life vs cheap batteries to replace in a low power bluetooth remote.
I know which I prefer.
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I have both. I have a Harmony and I use Yatse. I only use OpenELEC for music playback and it runs on a 7" display on my component stack. So my use case is probably very different from most. For basic things like pause, stop, skipping tracks, and volume the Harmony is great. However, for control of the playlist, like adding songs and albums or searching the music library, the Harmony is basically a non-starter whereas Yatse is awesome at this.
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in IOS try XBMC Commander...
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I'm cross posting here from the NUC thread, have everything set up so I urgently need a remote as I'm forced to still use Plex that woks with my TV remote. So I'm hoping for more exposure if I post to multiple threads.
Is the IR port on the NUC (5th gen) capable of controlling Kodi with a compatible remote? Asking because some remotes come with USB IR ports of their own. That said, does anyone know of any universal remotes that operate on IR and also has a qwerty keyboard (don't need bluetooth or RF - since all my gear uses IR and also the frequencies on RF and bluetooth interfere with WIFI signal and my router is right next to the NUC)? It needs to have enough standard buttons to work with my DVD player, TV and my Radio player. The Mele F looks good but lacks enough buttons on the front to make it viable for uses other than Kodi. Something like a Harmony remote but with a keyboard.
I've looked at these:
-Mele F (small number of standard keys)
-the little black box V2 (uses RF)
-Flirc (could only control the TV and Kodi, not radio and DVD player, but with my Samsung remote for both. It would also lack a keyboard)
-Harmony remote (could control everything, but no keyboard. also, slightly pricey)
Thanks for any input.