2010-05-18, 16:37
The Dell MCE receivers on ebay are also RC6 - they're actually complete clones of the original Microsoft MCE receiver.
2010-05-18, 21:30
it's just a shame that microsoft are not building stand-alone hardware for MCE systems anymore... and as the media center stuff is now integral part of win7 they really should start doing so again.
sure the china no-name remote kits are MCE-compatible in the way that the system gets the right commands via USB, but the transmission between remote and receiver has NOTHING to do with the official MCE (RC6) standard.
that's why lots of people are having problems using these shitty MCE receivers with their HTPC/Lirc and universal remote setups.
sure the china no-name remote kits are MCE-compatible in the way that the system gets the right commands via USB, but the transmission between remote and receiver has NOTHING to do with the official MCE (RC6) standard.
that's why lots of people are having problems using these shitty MCE receivers with their HTPC/Lirc and universal remote setups.
2010-06-21, 15:11
Any tips on reducing the slowness of this remote in XBMC? I've adjusted the inter-key delay (100ms) and repeat rate (1) in Harmony software but boy is this simply frustrating to use in XBMC.
2010-09-29, 23:09
bump. Still have problems with this remote. Seems XBMC ignores 2 out of every 3 button presses. Any idea what could cause this?
2010-09-29, 23:33
mrllofer, that remote is crap and needs to be thrown in the garage.
please read the following threads for more info.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=5...post587079
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...hinavasion
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...hinavasion
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=5...post573377
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=5...post562826
please read the following threads for more info.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=5...post587079
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...hinavasion
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...hinavasion
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=5...post573377
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=5...post562826
2010-09-30, 01:56
Thanks. I am not sure how those links pertain to my issue. Whether you think this remote is crap or not I'm already $300 invested in this remote and it controls all of my other gear PERFECTLY.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
Anyone else have any suggestions?
2010-09-30, 04:46
mrloofer, forgive me I though you were working with the ebay remote and ir dongle in the first post.
i too have a fully functional Monster cable remote I paid 1/3 you did and it has IR and RF. its working like a champion for all my equipment as well as my HTPC box and XBMC.
sorry to spam your post.
-= Jason =-
i too have a fully functional Monster cable remote I paid 1/3 you did and it has IR and RF. its working like a champion for all my equipment as well as my HTPC box and XBMC.
sorry to spam your post.
-= Jason =-
2010-11-04, 14:08
It sounds like you ran into the same problem I did. The cheap-O IR receiver has an unrecognized "device ID" and you need to recompile LIRC with your device data before it will work at all.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=84281
Took me hours and hours to get the friggin' IR receiver to work with LIRC.
Now I have to figure out how to program my Harmony to work better with XBMC. Out of the box most things work, including power down. But I don't have a Power On, or a Back, or quick buttons to return immediately to Home, Pictures, Videos, etc. Actually Pictures work, but the others don't for some reason.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=84281
Took me hours and hours to get the friggin' IR receiver to work with LIRC.
Now I have to figure out how to program my Harmony to work better with XBMC. Out of the box most things work, including power down. But I don't have a Power On, or a Back, or quick buttons to return immediately to Home, Pictures, Videos, etc. Actually Pictures work, but the others don't for some reason.
