2012-10-02, 22:31
Greetings,
I just found out about XBMC in the past few days. (I never knew it even existed until about three days ago.)
Since then, I have been eagerly attempting to try it out, to the maximum extent possible, given the limitations of the hardware I have on hand.
I'll post a number of comments, observations and (maybe) a few bug reports later on, but at the moment, I just have one all-important and overriding question: Given that I am running the Linux version of XBMC (specifically XBMCbuntu) on my trusty old laptop, AND that I already have in hand a Logitech Harmony i300 remote, how and where can I obtain (for a minimal price) _just_ a suitable and compatible USB IR receiver that will work with both XBMCbuntu and the Harmony i300?
I have already perused this page:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Rem...ol_reviews
and I have noted that it is suggested to purchase an "Unbranded MCE remote" (and then, presumably, just throw the remote itself away), but I have two problems with that: First and foremost, I have been unable to find anything on eBay that looks at all like the thing pictured on the above page, and secondly, it really does seem rather wasteful (of both material and money) to buy a whole remote+receiver just to get the receiver.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I am eager to get a working remote so that I can really find out what XBMC can do.
I just found out about XBMC in the past few days. (I never knew it even existed until about three days ago.)
Since then, I have been eagerly attempting to try it out, to the maximum extent possible, given the limitations of the hardware I have on hand.
I'll post a number of comments, observations and (maybe) a few bug reports later on, but at the moment, I just have one all-important and overriding question: Given that I am running the Linux version of XBMC (specifically XBMCbuntu) on my trusty old laptop, AND that I already have in hand a Logitech Harmony i300 remote, how and where can I obtain (for a minimal price) _just_ a suitable and compatible USB IR receiver that will work with both XBMCbuntu and the Harmony i300?
I have already perused this page:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Rem...ol_reviews
and I have noted that it is suggested to purchase an "Unbranded MCE remote" (and then, presumably, just throw the remote itself away), but I have two problems with that: First and foremost, I have been unable to find anything on eBay that looks at all like the thing pictured on the above page, and secondly, it really does seem rather wasteful (of both material and money) to buy a whole remote+receiver just to get the receiver.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I am eager to get a working remote so that I can really find out what XBMC can do.