2014-06-04, 15:11
The script worked beautifully - thank you for all your amazing work, Matt! Are you accepting donations?
Question for everyone here: I’m now trying to decide what physical remote to get for this. (The apps are nice, but not as quick or intuitive for play/pause, menu navigation, etc.) I would love to use my Boxee box remote, because of its ease of use + keyboard, but can’t find any USB receivers for it. So what’s the next best thing? I have it narrowed down to:
1. Flirc with my TV remote or older Sony universal remote (versatile, but needs to be line-of-sight and has some reported issues with the Chromebox)
2. A Sony PS3 bluetooth remote (no need for a USB receiver, but maybe connectivity issues?)
3. A Microsoft MCE remote + receiver
Any strong recommendations for one of these over the others? Is bluetooth better than IR? I’ve searched other threads, but am looking for a recommendation particular to the chromebox, which doesn’t have built-in IR. Harmony remotes seem nice, but much more expensive than I'm looking to spend right now.
EDIT: The XBox One Media Remote seems like what I'm looking for - small and simple, but enough buttons for XBMC. Is a Flirc the best way to use that with the Chromebox? Are there any better remotes like that?
Question for everyone here: I’m now trying to decide what physical remote to get for this. (The apps are nice, but not as quick or intuitive for play/pause, menu navigation, etc.) I would love to use my Boxee box remote, because of its ease of use + keyboard, but can’t find any USB receivers for it. So what’s the next best thing? I have it narrowed down to:
1. Flirc with my TV remote or older Sony universal remote (versatile, but needs to be line-of-sight and has some reported issues with the Chromebox)
2. A Sony PS3 bluetooth remote (no need for a USB receiver, but maybe connectivity issues?)
3. A Microsoft MCE remote + receiver
Any strong recommendations for one of these over the others? Is bluetooth better than IR? I’ve searched other threads, but am looking for a recommendation particular to the chromebox, which doesn’t have built-in IR. Harmony remotes seem nice, but much more expensive than I'm looking to spend right now.
EDIT: The XBox One Media Remote seems like what I'm looking for - small and simple, but enough buttons for XBMC. Is a Flirc the best way to use that with the Chromebox? Are there any better remotes like that?