[mythtv-users] remote *receiver* ?

[John Sturgeon]

Buy one of those cheap PC Remote's with serial IR Receiver on e-bay for 
like 7 bucks, throw the remote away, and get a 15-2116 from Radio 
Shack.  I've done it three times for different machines.

Here's a link to what I'm talking about: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3761&item=5181277468&rd=1

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Robert Tsai wrote:

>There are many threads on "favorite universal remote", but for some
>reason I'm having trouble with the other half of that equation:
>something to plug into my PC to *receive* the signals from the remote
>control of choice.
>
>The only stuff I've found on the web is:
>
>	- Build-your-own serial-port IR receiver.
>	- Hauppage WinTV-PVR cards apparently have a remote control
>	  included with them.
>	- IRMan: http://www.evation.com/irman/
>
>I have an HD-3000 (which did not come with a remote control), so the
>Hauppage remote control solution does not apply to me.
>
>I feel like I'm being really dense or something. The only other thing
>I can think of is that people just buy some cheap wireless keyboard
>and configure a remote to send signals to the keyboard's IR receiver.
>But in my experience, the range on wireless keyboards isn't that
>great, so it seems of limited applicability in a large living room.
>
>Can someone give me a starting point for something to receive the
>signals from a remote control for an HD-3000-based MythTV system?
>
>Thanks,
>--Rob
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