why hasn't anyone mentioned flirc?

uncola · 2011-06-19 09:24

I spent so much time programming my remote with eventghost, this is exactly what I wish I had back then.. just ordered one Smile

and can I second that I'd love to see this work with apple remotes fully

RudolfR · 2011-06-20 09:15

Is there a way to make shipping less expensive?

I was in the process of ordering one, but "Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Box** (6 - 10 business days) - $13.95" is overkill, isn't it?

chmistry · 2011-06-20 10:25

Rudolf, which country are you from? I ordered one from the Netherlands, and it turns out that the device plus shipping minus coupon (see blog.flirc.tv) is less than 20 euro -depends a bit on the conversion rate- which is a reasonable amount for such a device.

RudolfR · 2011-06-20 11:18

I know you did, I´ve seen your thread on tweakers.net. Big Grin

The price is quite good, even with shipping included, but the shipping is as expensive as the device itself.

chmistry · 2011-06-20 13:07

It is indeed as much as the device itself, you can ask the developer himself via the support page, normally he reacts almost instantly. (When he is awake, remember the time zones). To me he explained that this shipping method is the most cost efficient.

teaguecl · 2011-06-20 19:47

RudolfR Wrote:Is there a way to make shipping less expensive?

Find a few friends, and buy several flirc's.

jasonkotzin · 2011-06-21 00:18

teaguecl Wrote:Find a few friends, and buy several flirc's.

Interesting that you say this. In about a couple months I'll be opening the discussion with distributors to get some better options for people.

The small flat rate box is the best option I found. I can stick as many flircs as I can fit in the box and it remains ~13.95. Where other shipping methods cost will be dependent on the weight. But what always drives international pricing shipping cost is customs.

I'm humbly surprised by the amount of interest outside the United States. About 2/3 of all the orders have been outside the US, I would have thought this would have been the other way around.

Again, I hear you loud and clear, and I'll keep looking for other options.

Thanks everyone.

uncola · 2011-06-22 00:26

I thought the shipping cost was nice and low.. I live in hawaii so USPS flat rate is often the only reasonable shipping type I can get.. USPS or fedex often increase costs from $8-12 to $45-50 even for tiny items

Torroa · 2011-07-02 01:01

I have not been configuring IR commands that much. Is there a way to send standby-resume commands using flirc under Windows?

ricster · 2011-07-07 11:34

Holy crap, this is EXACTLY what i need. My current HTPC project is an old DVD recorder case, and I wanted to keep the remote. Mapping keyboard keys to the remote button keys seems dead obvious to me. Why hasn't it been done like this before!

(buying one ASAP!)

uncola Member Posts: 71 Joined: Apr 2008 Reputation: 0	2011-06-19 09:24 Post: #31 I spent so much time programming my remote with eventghost, this is exactly what I wish I had back then.. just ordered one and can I second that I'd love to see this work with apple remotes fully
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RudolfR Member Posts: 59 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-06-20 09:15 Post: #32 Is there a way to make shipping less expensive? I was in the process of ordering one, but "Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Box** (6 - 10 business days) - $13.95" is overkill, isn't it?
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chmistry Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-06-20 10:25 Post: #33 Rudolf, which country are you from? I ordered one from the Netherlands, and it turns out that the device plus shipping minus coupon (see blog.flirc.tv) is less than 20 euro -depends a bit on the conversion rate- which is a reasonable amount for such a device.
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RudolfR Member Posts: 59 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-06-20 11:18 Post: #34 I know you did, I´ve seen your thread on tweakers.net. The price is quite good, even with shipping included, but the shipping is as expensive as the device itself.
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chmistry Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-06-20 13:07 Post: #35 It is indeed as much as the device itself, you can ask the developer himself via the support page, normally he reacts almost instantly. (When he is awake, remember the time zones). To me he explained that this shipping method is the most cost efficient. (This post was last modified: 2011-06-20 13:11 by chmistry.)
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teaguecl Fan Posts: 402 Joined: Apr 2010 Reputation: 22	2011-06-20 19:47 Post: #36 RudolfR Wrote:Is there a way to make shipping less expensive? Find a few friends, and buy several flirc's. Habey BIS-6561 silent fanless HTPC + 2GB DDR2 RAM + Intel X25-V 40GB SSD + XBMCbuntu Eden + Tivo Slide qwerty remote \| My latest XBMC patch
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uncola Member Posts: 71 Joined: Apr 2008 Reputation: 0	2011-06-22 00:26 Post: #38 I thought the shipping cost was nice and low.. I live in hawaii so USPS flat rate is often the only reasonable shipping type I can get.. USPS or fedex often increase costs from $8-12 to $45-50 even for tiny items
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Torroa Senior Member Posts: 108 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 1	2011-07-02 01:01 Post: #39 I have not been configuring IR commands that much. Is there a way to send standby-resume commands using flirc under Windows?
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ricster Junior Member Posts: 39 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 0	2011-07-07 11:34 Post: #40 Holy crap, this is EXACTLY what i need. My current HTPC project is an old DVD recorder case, and I wanted to keep the remote. Mapping keyboard keys to the remote button keys seems dead obvious to me. Why hasn't it been done like this before! (buying one ASAP!)
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