remote to control MCE (vista)

[jackvdbuk]

i recently got my blackgold TV card and want a way of controlling MEdia centre (or just the TV) with a remote of some sort.

but i dont kno whats godo or bad, the only remote i know of is the MCE 2005 remote (but dont kno where to buy or if its any good), but are there any alternatives? or how do u control MCE through your pc?

 

[Ham]

http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=989&cat=92&page=1

Thatd do the job i spcet.

 

[equk]

I have one of the MCE remotes and it's pretty cool, altho I use it with MediaPortal as media center kept on crashing and causing me problems MediaPortal seems a lot better tho

 

[jackvdbuk]

http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=2550&cat=92&page=1

this looks exactly the same? but under a differnt brand name?

i also had a look on ebay and some say the ones with the 4 colour buttons is the 'newer' version... but i really do not know

 

[equk]

http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=2550&cat=92&page=1

this looks exactly the same? but under a differnt brand name?

i also had a look on ebay and some say the ones with the 4 colour buttons is the 'newer' version... but i really do not know

Yer that one looks the same. I'm not sure if it comes with the reciever or not tho

Looks like it's just the remote.

 

[macgamesrule]

For anyone else considering a media center soon, did you know there was a Linux MCE? Neither did I until today. Looks rather good too.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4422887272477313460&hl=en

 

[Ham]

That one requires the VDF wich is somthing like £80

 

[FarFarAway]

Personally I like the Microsoft one and at least it'll deffo work with MCE

 

[nathan]

mce2005 crashed again today might give the linux version a go, but i'm 99% they wont have the available drivers.

 

[jackvdbuk]

urs crashed?? oh wait i have it on vista so cant relate, but it certainly hasnt crashed on me yet

i have a uber old PC too... virtually 95% CPU usage 24/7 lol... 100mb ram free of 765mb e.t.c.

 

[nathan]

urs crashed?? oh wait i have it on vista so cant relate, but it certainly hasnt crashed on me yet

i have a uber old PC too... virtually 95% CPU usage 24/7 lol... 100mb ram free of 765mb e.t.c.

it wasnt the OS's fault, i think its my motherboard again i hope scan will allow me to return it, they messed me about last time