PS3 Remote
PS3 Remote - Sony BD Remote
The PS3 Remote - Sony BD Remote is a nice peice of hardware, It is bluetooth so no line of site is needed. This is great for a mythtv frontend that feeds multiple rooms. As a side note, the Logitec Cordless MediaBoard Pro™ is a nice cheap keyboard-touchpad combo that is also bluetooth.
The preferred method for setting up this remote can be found here
Unfortunately Debian based distributions bluetooth stack, seems to not like the above method right now. The option for Distributions that will not work with the above method is to use the cakemote.py python script. The cakemote.py script as is, behaves badly due to the multi key press function and requires you to change all your key bindings in myth. With the multi key press function disabled and the remote keys mapped for mythtv this remote rocks.
The only drawback to the cakemote-mythtv.py is battery life 4-5 days.
I have a 15 minute battery charger which makes it tolerable, yes short battery life is a pain in the butt, but the remote works so good my basement, kitchen ... that it is worth it till k/ubuntu bluetooth stack works with the preferred method.
work in progress 4/3/9
