2014-05-27, 16:59
Well, finding the proper remote at a decent price (below 20 €) is quite the ordeal...
Here's my setup :
- Zotac ID18 running Windows7+XBMC
- PS3 without remote
- Philips Smart TV with a built-in keyboard on the remote
- Unified Remote on my Nexus 5
With all this, I can already control XBMC on the zotac but still :
- I'd love to use the Philips remote. Is there a way to do so ? I'd need a PulseEight CEC adapter ? It's kinda expensive and I have no idea how well it will work (mapping issues ?).
- I'd love to use a PS3 remote with bluetooth dongle on the Zotac, also because I use my PS3 as a blu-ray player and using the Sixaxis is a pain. But I've read the pairing needs to be done everytime the Windows system is booted. Is that true ?
- I'd love to use a small keyboard with a trackpad (air mouse feels to wonky) like this but the play/stop/ff/rw buttons are FN's one and very discrete. Is there at least a way to lock the FN button so I don't have to press it everytime ?
- So why not a 360 controller ? They come cheap and they are very compatible. Yes, but it needs a receiver and I wonder : are MCE receivers the equivalent of IR receivers ? In the case of the 360 remote, does it work only with the official Microsoft receiver ? Anyway, it doesn't help much as I can't seem to find USB IR receiver at a decent price. Over at Amazon or eBay, they cost near 15 €...you have remotes for that price !
All in all, the best I could find was this Rii remote. It has a keyboard, main media playing buttons and a trackpad. But it's so bulky. And I'm afraid it might break after 6 months or so like a lot of Chinese products from Geekbuying or DX. Any feedback on these ?
Thanks !
Here's my setup :
- Zotac ID18 running Windows7+XBMC
- PS3 without remote
- Philips Smart TV with a built-in keyboard on the remote
- Unified Remote on my Nexus 5
With all this, I can already control XBMC on the zotac but still :
- I'd love to use the Philips remote. Is there a way to do so ? I'd need a PulseEight CEC adapter ? It's kinda expensive and I have no idea how well it will work (mapping issues ?).
- I'd love to use a PS3 remote with bluetooth dongle on the Zotac, also because I use my PS3 as a blu-ray player and using the Sixaxis is a pain. But I've read the pairing needs to be done everytime the Windows system is booted. Is that true ?
- I'd love to use a small keyboard with a trackpad (air mouse feels to wonky) like this but the play/stop/ff/rw buttons are FN's one and very discrete. Is there at least a way to lock the FN button so I don't have to press it everytime ?
- So why not a 360 controller ? They come cheap and they are very compatible. Yes, but it needs a receiver and I wonder : are MCE receivers the equivalent of IR receivers ? In the case of the 360 remote, does it work only with the official Microsoft receiver ? Anyway, it doesn't help much as I can't seem to find USB IR receiver at a decent price. Over at Amazon or eBay, they cost near 15 €...you have remotes for that price !
All in all, the best I could find was this Rii remote. It has a keyboard, main media playing buttons and a trackpad. But it's so bulky. And I'm afraid it might break after 6 months or so like a lot of Chinese products from Geekbuying or DX. Any feedback on these ?
Thanks !