Linux Harmony 700: Receiver recommendations

jander · 2012-05-11 21:25

Hello everyone. I've just gotten my grubby mitts on a Harmony 700 and would like to whip it into use with XBMC. I would appreciate it immensely if you could give me your IR receiver recommendations Smile

TIA

cowfodder · 2012-05-12 05:13

Any cheap MCE remote and USB dongle should work.

jander · 2012-05-12 11:13

Hi there, thanks for the reply Smile

. I assume you mean MCE remote OR USB dongle?

matt77303 · 2012-05-12 11:46

I used the receiver from this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/media-centre-ir-remote-385365

Matt

Chris! · 2012-05-12 11:50

I use Flirc with my harmony (flirc.tv)

jander · 2012-05-12 12:14

(2012-05-12 11:50)pseudo7 Wrote: I use Flirc with my harmony (flirc.tv)

I leaning towards Flirc by a smidgeon..I assume it's still registered on the Harmony as an MCE?

(2012-05-12 11:46)matt77303 Wrote: I used the receiver from this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/media-centre-ir-remote-385365

Matt

Hey Matt,

Nice to see Maplin still charges through the nose Smile

Chris! · 2012-05-12 13:25

Quote:I leaning towards Flirc by a smidgeon..I assume it's still registered on the Harmony as an MCE?

No. MCE (and other Microsoft remotes) are the only ones it doesn't work with due to none standard frequencies.

I wrote a review which was on the front page for a while:
http://xbmc.org/natethomas/2012/04/15/fl...trol-xbmc/

Shame Flirc is o/s at the moment.

matt77303 · 2012-05-12 17:28

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Hey Matt,

Nice to see Maplin still charges through the nose Smile

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too true, but from memory it was cheaper when i bought it, and i had it there and then.

Matt

Plaguester · 2012-05-12 17:30

+1 for MCE receivers. They show up as keyboards to the computer, so they can control any application very easily.

cowfodder · 2012-05-12 23:00

(2012-05-12 11:13)jander Wrote: Hi there, thanks for the reply . I assume you mean MCE remote OR USB dongle?

Yeah, the receiver from any MCE remote will work. I bought a cheap one from Newegg a while ago just for the receiver, and then programmed my Harmony 650 to control it.

jander Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-11 21:25 Post: #1 Hello everyone. I've just gotten my grubby mitts on a Harmony 700 and would like to whip it into use with XBMC. I would appreciate it immensely if you could give me your IR receiver recommendations TIA
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cowfodder Fan Posts: 386 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 2	2012-05-12 05:13 Post: #2 Any cheap MCE remote and USB dongle should work.
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jander Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-05-12 11:13 Post: #3 Hi there, thanks for the reply . I assume you mean MCE remote OR USB dongle?
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matt77303 Fan Posts: 327 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 6	2012-05-12 11:46 Post: #4 I used the receiver from this http://www.maplin.co.uk/media-centre-ir-remote-385365 Matt CPU - AMD Athlon™ II X2 Dual-Core 3.4Ghz MB - ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3, Nvidia 610 2GB RAM - 4GB DDR3 Dual-Channel OS - XBMC Frodo TV - Panasonic TX-P50S21B Home Cinema - Pioneer VSX-S300 5.1 Remote - Harmony one
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Chris! Donor Posts: 1,009 Joined: Apr 2010 Reputation: 7 Location: England	2012-05-12 11:50 Post: #5 I use Flirc with my harmony (flirc.tv) Flirc now has a forum: forum.flirc.tv
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cowfodder Fan Posts: 386 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 2	2012-05-12 23:00 Post: #10 (2012-05-12 11:13)jander Wrote: Hi there, thanks for the reply . I assume you mean MCE remote OR USB dongle? Yeah, the receiver from any MCE remote will work. I bought a cheap one from Newegg a while ago just for the receiver, and then programmed my Harmony 650 to control it.
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