Post 1 made on Monday November 13, 2006 at 16:53 |
mskys Lurking Member |
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Hi, I was looking for a couple suggestions as to the best way to get my PC to work with my Harmony 676 remote control. I have WindowsXP SP2 but i do not have MCE. My PC is connected to my TV via DVI and right now i use a wireless keyboard and mouse. They work great for general computing but when I'm playing media on my TV/Stereo system I would really prefer just to use my remote instead of having to always have the mouse/keyboard near by.
I'd like to use the basic play, pause, ect media control buttons on my remote and have them interoperate with whatever media player I'm using such as WMP11, iTunes7, WinAmp etc. It would also be great if i could map specific keystrokes (and combinations of key strokes) to either the hard buttons on the remote or soft buttons on the LCD display.
If you could point me to a couple options i'd really appreciate it, i'm willing to do the in depth research but i just don't know where to begin.
Thanks! J
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Post 2 made on Thursday November 16, 2006 at 19:08 |
doorknob Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | December 2005 19 |
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J, You will need to get at a minimum an IR receiver/drivers for your PC. You can get MCE IR receivers on eBay then set up your Harmony to emulate Msoft's MCE remote. An alternative is to get another PC type remote/receiver combination such as the MCE, Streamzap or Firefly among others and again set up your Harmony remote to emulate these models of controllers. The control is basic ie. not a mouse - but it will work for media apps. As an example, to whet your appetite, see http://www.streamzap.com/
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