2023-03-19, 18:48
@jbinkley60
i guess its something you get used to, ive been using a fire remote for awhile but only after deprecating a harmony elite after the discontinuation news
depends on what you use it for i guess, if i try to control a blu-ray player with the limited remote it's useless, i tried controlling one over cec from the fire remote and the missing buttons broke functionality where i had to get the original remote out
for my instance, i have the new fire remote pro - https://www.theverge.com/23460954/amazon...pro-review
it is bluetooth and is pairable to coreelec directly but im using it over cec to coreelec
of those buttons, i use the 4 navigation, select, back, home, menu, volume, power which can be found on the standard remote anyway https://blog.aivanet.com/2018/10/04/one-...ice-remote
(that older one is the one i actually have paired to my coreelec box but isnt used most the time)
in kodi i have back mapped to stop, select mapped to play/pause, menu mapped to context/info
so pressing menu on any item brings up the context menu as well as long press select
pressing menu in fullscreenvideo brings up the OSD which is set to autohide after 10s
select in fullscreenvideo plays/pauses
back in fullscreenvideo stops
then normal navigation with the ring
otherwise cec controls everything else, coreelec box connects to cube, cube connects to soundbar, soundbar connects to tv
tv source never changes so it's on/off only
volume controlled in soundbar
and my cube controls devices plugged into input hdmi
i used a remote remapper for the bottom 4 streaming buttons and netflix opens kodi, the other 3 do what they're intended and i rarely use any of the 4
of the arrow up/down on the middle they can be used for channel control in kodi but i dont have anything like that setup in kodi so they're unused as well as the tv and settings icon in the middle
FF/REW do what they're supposed to but generally using the navigation ring i skip forward/back x seconds instead (same function as arrows on a keyboard)
so outside of bluray control (which kodi replaces anyway) it works for everything
the new voice remote is a battery killer though so maybe not the best option, replacing batteries every 6-8wks where other remotes can go years
but it is backlit and voice, i have smart home switches installed throughout my home so it's rather handy to command lights on/off
also on that note, the 1 and 2 buttons are custom configurable so i have them set to lighting modes "Intermission" and "Theatre" which i set up and do what you would think, on theatre it makes the "house lights go down" and in intermission it makes them come back up....
(big nerd here)
i guess its something you get used to, ive been using a fire remote for awhile but only after deprecating a harmony elite after the discontinuation news
depends on what you use it for i guess, if i try to control a blu-ray player with the limited remote it's useless, i tried controlling one over cec from the fire remote and the missing buttons broke functionality where i had to get the original remote out
for my instance, i have the new fire remote pro - https://www.theverge.com/23460954/amazon...pro-review
it is bluetooth and is pairable to coreelec directly but im using it over cec to coreelec
of those buttons, i use the 4 navigation, select, back, home, menu, volume, power which can be found on the standard remote anyway https://blog.aivanet.com/2018/10/04/one-...ice-remote
(that older one is the one i actually have paired to my coreelec box but isnt used most the time)
in kodi i have back mapped to stop, select mapped to play/pause, menu mapped to context/info
so pressing menu on any item brings up the context menu as well as long press select
pressing menu in fullscreenvideo brings up the OSD which is set to autohide after 10s
select in fullscreenvideo plays/pauses
back in fullscreenvideo stops
then normal navigation with the ring
otherwise cec controls everything else, coreelec box connects to cube, cube connects to soundbar, soundbar connects to tv
tv source never changes so it's on/off only
volume controlled in soundbar
and my cube controls devices plugged into input hdmi
i used a remote remapper for the bottom 4 streaming buttons and netflix opens kodi, the other 3 do what they're intended and i rarely use any of the 4
of the arrow up/down on the middle they can be used for channel control in kodi but i dont have anything like that setup in kodi so they're unused as well as the tv and settings icon in the middle
FF/REW do what they're supposed to but generally using the navigation ring i skip forward/back x seconds instead (same function as arrows on a keyboard)
so outside of bluray control (which kodi replaces anyway) it works for everything
the new voice remote is a battery killer though so maybe not the best option, replacing batteries every 6-8wks where other remotes can go years
but it is backlit and voice, i have smart home switches installed throughout my home so it's rather handy to command lights on/off
also on that note, the 1 and 2 buttons are custom configurable so i have them set to lighting modes "Intermission" and "Theatre" which i set up and do what you would think, on theatre it makes the "house lights go down" and in intermission it makes them come back up....
(big nerd here)
