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roach9 · 2012-10-02, 01:15

About to build an XBMCbuntu box and I'm wondering what peoples' remote of choice are.

Preferably under $60!

I would need an IR as well... so remote+IR=<$60, please!

Thanks Smile

anthony.selby · 2012-10-02, 03:21

xbmchardware

roach9 · 2012-10-02, 03:54

Thanks for the suggestion. Plug & play with Linux?

newoski · 2012-10-02, 04:00

NYXBoard... a few more than $60, but worth every penny...

roach9 · 2012-10-02, 04:30

If I move up to the $60 category, are there any other suggestions? Thanks a lot for the suggestions! Smile

anthony.selby · (This post was last modified: 2012-10-02, 04:59 by anthony.selby.)

yeah ... plug and play with linux

Its the one I use with xbmcbuntu

eskro · 2012-10-02, 05:02

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=117372

~~Ned Scott~~ · 2012-10-02, 05:18

As an owner of an original iControlPad, I thought that this might be a great HTPC remote due to the inclusion of a keyboard: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1703...controller

With the first iCP they really made a high quality product, too, and it's not all made in China (they avoid Chinese factories as much as possible). Controllers make for surprisingly good HTPC remotes, and it's a great if you install emulators on your HTPC as well. Too bad the keyboard doesn't have a backlight.

roach9 · 2012-10-02, 05:27

Really cool suggestion, Ned. Just not quite what I'm looking for... I will never be gaming on my HTPC so I don't need the D-pad and the like, but thanks for the link!

Any suggestions, particularly for Linux?

maddog808 · 2012-10-02, 09:39

I use this on XBMCbuntu and Windows boxes all day, and it works great. Even has a built in mouse.

$16 remote on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00224Z...00_s00_i00

~~Ned Scott~~ · 2012-10-02, 14:31

(2012-10-02, 03:21)anthony.selby Wrote: xbmchardware

hahahaha, $25 to install XBMC and it's not optional? hahahahahaha

JoeBoyTexas · 2012-10-02, 16:42

(2012-10-02, 09:39)maddog808 Wrote: I use this on XBMCbuntu and Windows boxes all day, and it works great. Even has a built in mouse.

$16 remote on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00224Z...00_s00_i00

I have the same remote and it's awesome..curious, how do I get the get button to launch xbmc instread of MC?

teaguecl · 2012-10-02, 19:41

I like the Tivo Slide in the $60 price range. It works great for some configurations of equipment, and poorly for others. There are threads asking about remotes here all the time, and they all end the same way: "Just buy a Logitech Harmony for $200 and save the time/cost/frustration of going through three or four cheap remotes along the way". I now own a Harmony 900, and while there are many things I hate about it, I still think it's the best option in the consumer level market.

JoeBoyTexas · 2012-10-02, 20:08

(2012-10-02, 19:41)teaguecl Wrote: I like the Tivo Slide in the $60 price range. It works great for some configurations of equipment, and poorly for others. There are threads asking about remotes here all the time, and they all end the same way: "Just buy a Logitech Harmony for $200 and save the time/cost/frustration of going through three or four cheap remotes along the way". I now own a Harmony 900, and while there are many things I hate about it, I still think it's the best option in the consumer level market.

I have the 650 and after a little googling...I have what i need to set it up now! I'm going to use the IR-USB from my VRC-1100.

RaggSokk3n · 2012-10-03, 09:24

You get harmony remotes as cheap as 15$
There is absolutely no reason to buy a different remote...