Re: [PLUG] This Box Rocks, but on XP?

[Bill Jonas <bill@billjonas.com>]

On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 02:10:19PM -0400, Paul wrote:
> Remote control is something that would be critical.  I've heard of some 
> remote control things for PCs.  I think Creative Labs has an audio (and 
> more?) remote.  Actually, I was about to do a microcontroller project 
> with a TV remote. It would be interesting to have a generic remote 
> control system for a PC.

I got a Palm a few months ago, and a friend gave me a remote control
program for it.  I'm not sure if it's FOSS (I think it's proprietary),
but it definitely works on the TV, even if it is a little flaky.  (I'll
put it this way: It works, but it's not something I'd use every day.)

The only issue I could see with this particular program is that it has
to be trained by an existing remote control.  And $100-200 is a bit much
to spend for just a remote control.  But if you already have a PDA with
an IR port and know how to program it, I don't see why it wouldn't be at
least a half-decent option.

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