I am new to the remote programming world so Im not sure if this will work. I have a Gyration Media Center remote and I was wondering if it would be possible to control Windows Media Center with a T2C or a T3? The Gyration remote works on RF and I was thinking that maybe with the RM-433 RF receiver from RTI that just maybe I could immitate the Media Center remote. Im just looking to control a few basic functions, such as switching from the web back to Media Center content, if anyone has any input it will be greatly appreciated.

Sorry, you cannot emaulate RF signals, just IR based. However, there may be certain ways to deal with this issue another way, maybe buying a piece of cheap hardware of software. Someone with a good deal of media experience could chime on that ...

Depending on the computer it probably has an IR sensor on it. That gyration remote has a "box" that plugs into the computer and that's how it translates the signal from RF to something that the computer understands.

Could you please supply the make and model of your computer along with the operating system and any other media essential information?

Thanks,
Vincent

The make and model of it is really hard to explain. Its not a dell or anything like that, its a computer that the company I work for is building. It has a blu-ray player,windows media center, and a massive hard-drive. Our goal is to build the ultimate home-theater centerpiece. The Gyration remote that we are using talks to the computer through a USB device.

OK, but the gyration as described above wont work with control systems as it is a non-IR input device.

Usually you would control media center edition through an input device know as an IR receiver. This would be a USB device that plugs into your system, or some newer models have them built in, so I'm sure you would'nt be re-creating the wheel!

If your company is "building" the ultimate home theater centerpeice, I hope you would not have over looked IR control.

It does however help to know if it is Vista/XP.

If the external devise plugs in the USB.....why can't you add a device that runs IR?

Save the BD player (for now) this device already exists, and it is completely legal.

http://kaleidascape.com/ (BluRay support anounced today)

or

[Link: escient.com] (no word regarding BluRay support)


There are several others too. MAybe do a google search on DVD servers or some such. Would hate to see you make the same mistake as the dudes in
'Knocked Up' that wanted to build a web site that documented every nude scene for every actress. They missed the fact that Mr Skin beat them to the punch by 7 or 8 years. :)

Irman makes a PC Based IR reciever that I have used in the past.

The other option is to find a RS232 driver. Winamp has one for example. If you know anything about .NET there is an RS232 class that can be use to write a serial driver for some of the MCSE extensions.

You could also use a Microsoft IR Reciever/Keyboard that you can learn IR codes for.

Something like this?
[Link: cepro.com]

look up lirc