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How do I make my urc100 play with an HTPC?
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Post 1 made on Wednesday August 23, 2006 at 16:42
Superorb
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I've got a URC100 and want it to control my HTPC. It's only XP now but I only use it to play dvd's since it's an 800mhz PIII :D Anyways, what would be the best/cheapest way to get my urc100 to control multimedia programs? I also have an 8820, does that have codes that I could learn to the urc100 to control the pc? What would be a good IR receiver to use?

Last edited by Superorb on August 23, 2006 23:07.
URC100 + MRF100
OP | Post 2 made on Thursday August 24, 2006 at 12:42
Superorb
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Anyone?
URC100 + MRF100
Post 3 made on Monday August 28, 2006 at 06:48
Daniel Tonks
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Well, basically you need to buy an IR PC remote... mainly to get the IR receiver. After you've found one, just learn the original remote into your URC100 and then put it away in a drawer.

Most PC remotes aren't too expensive... there's the StreamZap PC Remote (which I'm using myself with a laptop and an MX-800), Soundgraph iMon (very popular in the HTPC world and supports more commands), and then there's the good old Microsoft MCE remote if you're running Windows MCE edition (which I use for my main desktop PC). And of course there's more as well.

All of the IR receivers I've used have been pretty good, but the real concern comes down to drivers. The Streamzap is very basic but ends up doing everything I want; the MCE remote doesn't allow any customization really but controls an MCE system perfectly; and iMon is by far the most sophisticated but also probably the hardest to successfully replicate via a universal remote.


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