Which remote do you use?

prongATO Wrote:I actually prefer the buttons on this model over the Harmony One.

It's annoying that the Harmony suffer the lag issue... despite being universal I would probably be using it MOSTLY for XBMC...

I use a Logitech Harmony One (HP RC6 IR receiver) to control my HCPC. I also use the XBMC remote app on my android phone and a rii mini on occasion. All work and work well.

davepuma Wrote:I use a Logitech Harmony One (HP RC6 IR receiver) to control my HCPC. I also use the XBMC remote app on my android phone and a rii mini on occasion. All work and work well.

Do you get lag controlling XBMC?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/mini-keyboard-wi...tre-517250

Any ideas if this would be any good for with xmbc?

Harmony One with Antec Veris EZ Receiver.

Works very well

Rii Mini user here!

there's also a new version out that looks sweet! --> Rii Touch N7

+1 for Harmony 650. I bought an inexpensive MCE remote (Ortek VRC-1100 branded as CE Compass I think) from Amazon and the Harmony emulating the Ortek works fine w/ XBMC. I am using the nightly build but I think other recent versions work w/ MCE remotes (I gather not all MCE remotes are equal, but this one definitely works.). It did take me a while to figure out how to get the context menu to map to the Harmony buttons, but otherwise it seems really nice after a few days of using it. I've had really good luck w/ Logitech's support as well.

Kaitlyn2004 Wrote:Do you get lag controlling XBMC?

No, there is no lag that I'm aware of.

The Xbox 360 wireless gamepad is the best out there. XBMC was to be controlled using the xbox controller. It works much better than the Rii Mini and remotes I've tried. Navigating with the xbox controller is so much easier and smoother than any other controllers I've used for xbmc.

eskro Wrote:Rii Mini user here!

there's also a new version out that looks sweet! --> Rii Touch N7

I use the Rii Mini as well and am generally happy with it. Previously I used one from Maplin and was disappointed.

My only complaint about the Rii is that the touchpad has double-tap and I have been unable to figure out how to disable it. This is annoying when using it in Windows, as my nails get it the way and I'm always accidentally double-tapping. Ye sad complaint

More importantly is that for me the range isn't very good, so sometimes I have to lean a bit forward on the sofa. I'm not even 2.5 meters away.

The pluses about it are it was inexpensive off ebay. It has a backlight, it's small and handy, and is easily recharged. The backlight is real nice too.