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| Topic: | Harmony Remotes & PS3 This thread has 11 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Tuesday August 19, 2008 at 19:00 |
knoxbh Lurking Member |
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Recently purchased a PS3 and considering purchasing a Harmony remote. Understand from our local computer repair tech that I should make sure that the remote has Bluetooth capability (because of the PS3). Which Harmony remote has this capability? Thanks.
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| Post 2 made on Tuesday August 19, 2008 at 19:41 |
hhatkin Long Time Member |
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None, you just need a simple "dongle" for the ps3, then you can use any Harmony.
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| OP | Post 3 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 08:50 |
knoxbh Lurking Member |
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On August 19, 2008 at 19:41, hhatkin said...
None, you just need a simple "dongle" for the ps3, then
you can use any Harmony. What is a "dongle"? Thanks
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| Post 4 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 09:09 |
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A receiver that plugs into the USB port. Check out the Nyko Blu-wave or www.schmartz.com . Both work great - schmartz has a version that also provides power control - the others do not.
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 11:33 |
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On August 20, 2008 at 09:09, akirby said...
A receiver that plugs into the USB port. Check out the Nyko Blu-wave or www.schmartz.com . Both work great - schmartz has a version that also provides power control - the others do not. An alternative, some would argue a superior alternative, is an IR4PS3 device. This device accepts IR commands and emits BT commands for the PS3. I recently "upgraded" from an IR USB dongle to the IR4PS3 and could not be more pleased. Some details: [Link: engadgethd.com]
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| OP | Post 6 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 14:41 |
knoxbh Lurking Member |
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Thanks guys for the quick replies. Will look into these dongles tonight. Thanks again.
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| Post 7 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 15:24 |
hhatkin Long Time Member |
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On August 20, 2008 at 14:41, knoxbh said...
Will look into these
dongles tonight. Cheers - stupid word, isn't it? :-):-)
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| Post 8 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 15:52 |
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On August 20, 2008 at 15:24, hhatkin said...
Cheers - stupid word, isn't it? :-):-) Well, technically it's a USB "stick" - a dongle usually implies a short length of cable like the Guitar Hero wireless controller. You don't want to mix up your stick with your dongle........
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| OP | Post 9 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 18:46 |
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On August 19, 2008 at 19:41, hhatkin said...
None, you just need a simple "dongle" for the ps3, then
you can use any Harmony. Can you give me an example of a "simple" dongle? Went to "dongle" internet site (via Google) and found a couple of dozen varities of dongles. Thanks.
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| Post 10 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 18:57 |
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On August 20, 2008 at 18:46, knoxbh said...
Can you give me an example of a "simple" dongle? Went
to "dongle" internet site (via Google) and found a couple
of dozen varities of dongles. Google is good but it expects a bit of refinement - "ps3 ir dongle" would have found this for you: [Link: amazon.co.uk]
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| Post 11 made on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 19:47 |
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For more details on the IR4PS3: [Link: remotecentral.com]
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| Post 12 made on Wednesday September 3, 2008 at 21:49 |
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On August 19, 2008 at 19:41, hhatkin said...
None, you just need a simple "dongle" for the ps3, then
you can use any Harmony. That's real interesting. I never knew that. I was considering getting a PS3 to also use a blu-ray player but was put off by the fact that I wouldn't be able to use my 885 with it. Thanks for the infomation.
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