Thanks to all those whom have assisted, and the wealth of info in here, I have ordered all the components for my new HTPC. Except the IR control:
I am wanting to create a wife/kids friendly interface that can control the HTPC via the simple RCA810 learning remote i use for the home theater (two kids under 8 = no pronto). Because of the limited memory on the remote.. i would like to use one of the pre-programed DVD code sets in the remote (is this possible?) to control PowerDvd. A wireless keyboard would also be nice.
Can I just buy the Silitech Airboard/receiver and use Girder to interpret the preset DVD codes from this inexpensive learning remote? Will this work with the Airboard IR receiver? I like this idea as it would be nice to have a wireless keyboard too.
Am i better off just getting the IR Man and Girder to do this?
Do I need both the IrMan and the Airboard if i want a wireless keyboard and also want to use the RCA810 learning remote?
Also does anyone know if the cheapest place to acquire the Airboard 7100? Not having much luck.. only locate one source so far.
Lastly, is there an easy pre-built interface to use that will function with the RCA810 learninging remote and Girder and either the IrMan or Airboard Receiver. I would like to have a default screen that simply has options like Music Videos, Music, DVD, etc . Then clicking on say Music Videos would bring up a playlist of the 100's of MPEG2 music videos I have on the harddrive that can be scrolled through and played using the cheap learning remote.
Thanks in advance for any assistance. I realize that this may be basic stuff buy my head is still spinning from reviewing chipsets. By the way I went with the ECS K7S5A motherboard (on a budget) so wish me luck.
I am wanting to create a wife/kids friendly interface that can control the HTPC via the simple RCA810 learning remote i use for the home theater (two kids under 8 = no pronto). Because of the limited memory on the remote.. i would like to use one of the pre-programed DVD code sets in the remote (is this possible?) to control PowerDvd. A wireless keyboard would also be nice.
Can I just buy the Silitech Airboard/receiver and use Girder to interpret the preset DVD codes from this inexpensive learning remote? Will this work with the Airboard IR receiver? I like this idea as it would be nice to have a wireless keyboard too.
Am i better off just getting the IR Man and Girder to do this?
Do I need both the IrMan and the Airboard if i want a wireless keyboard and also want to use the RCA810 learning remote?
Also does anyone know if the cheapest place to acquire the Airboard 7100? Not having much luck.. only locate one source so far.
Lastly, is there an easy pre-built interface to use that will function with the RCA810 learninging remote and Girder and either the IrMan or Airboard Receiver. I would like to have a default screen that simply has options like Music Videos, Music, DVD, etc . Then clicking on say Music Videos would bring up a playlist of the 100's of MPEG2 music videos I have on the harddrive that can be scrolled through and played using the cheap learning remote.
Thanks in advance for any assistance. I realize that this may be basic stuff buy my head is still spinning from reviewing chipsets. By the way I went with the ECS K7S5A motherboard (on a budget) so wish me luck.