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This is truly a great remote. It's comfortable, flexible, and easy to use. But I should warn you about the product it's designed to control, Beyond TV 4. THAT is total garbage!
The remote can be used to control other functions in the computer, and if you want it for that purpose, go for it. But...
Beyond TV 4 really stinks. I have Media Center 2005, and purchased and installed Beyond TV 4 to replace it. The primary goal was the stated ability to reencode TV programs to DivX, saving a great deal of disk space.
The problem is, the conversion doesn't work. It does one of two things: It either does not convert the files at all (you get 0kb files instead, like it my case) or it convert them to DivX, but they are unplayable in any version of DivX on any system (my friend's case, who also tried BeyondTV4).
The other problem is you cannot have more than 12 scheduled progranms. Below 12, it works fine. Enter more than 12, and it will not record shows (apparently randomly). When I tried to enter the 42 different shows my wife, kids, and I watch, BeyondTV froze. Consistently.
The thing also stutters during playback if you have antivirus active. Finally, for some reason, it gets the time wrong and starts and stops recording at the wrong time. It's not that the computer has the wrong time - it's time is correct. For some reason, Beyond TV gets it wrong.
I tried for two weeks to get hold of someone at SnapStream's tech support, but they would not answer their tech support line, and would not answer my emails. I also got no response to the request for a refund I made.
Search for reviews of this product, and you'll see my experience is FAR from unique. Avoid it at all costs! Go for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. It's stable and works, something Beyond TV 4 can't do.
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I've had this PC remove for 1 year and I have used it everyday that I am home and I have not yet changed the remote batteries. My PC has suddenly become more entertaining and useful. With this remote, the time I spend sitting in front of the monitor is reduced.In my 860 sq ft APT, the farthest point away from my pc is about 50 ft. The remote has always worked from anywhere in the APT thru 2 walls. I was surprised to get this much range. I have not yet found a spot from which it doesn't work. To get the best range BE SURE to position the USB RF receiver near the computer as directed.With my PC, I'm always playing music. I also play digital video files that were either taken with my camera or were rented digitally from the Internet. I have a good graphics card with S-Video TV out. I got a 50 ft S-Video/Out cable; this connects my PC and TV which are in different rooms.With this remote, I now can play (and control) my entire digital music collection on my home stereo (which is connected to the TV) without being at my PC or be in the same room as my PC. Also, with this remote, any video that can be played on my PC, (online streaming or local) I can watch and control it (pause, rewind, slow motion, next, FWD) on my TV.My PC/TV has effectively become a powerful media center--Media center PC not needed.There is so much more... with the remote, I use the mouse from far away (lying in bed or on the couch); there a numerous ways to get creative with this.I wish the remote was lighted. Still, the keys are arranged for "touch typing" so to speak. Another negative, I've noticed that Windows Media Player sometimes crashes when video is launched from within the software that comes with the remote.
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I've had this PC remove for 1 year and I have used it everyday that I am home and I have not yet changed the remote batteries. My PC has suddenly become more entertaining and useful. With this remote, the time I spend sitting in front of the monitor is reduced.
In my 860 sq ft APT, the farthest point away from my pc is about 50 ft. The remote has always worked from anywhere in the APT thru 2 walls. I was surprised to get this much range. I have not yet found a spot from which it doesn't work. To get the best range BE SURE to position the USB RF receiver near the computer as directed.
With my PC, I'm always playing music. I also play digital video files that were either taken with my camera or were rented digitally from the Internet. I have a good graphics card with S-Video TV out. I got a 50 ft S-Video/Out cable; this connects my PC and TV which are in different rooms.
With this remote, I now can play (and control) my entire digital music collection on my home stereo (which is connected to the TV) without being at my PC or be in the same room as my PC. Also, with this remote, any video that can be played on my PC, (online streaming or local) I can watch and control it (pause, rewind, slow motion, next, FWD) on my TV.
My PC/TV has effectively become a powerful media center--Media center PC not needed.
There is so much more... with the remote, I use the mouse from far away (lying in bed or on the couch); there a numerous ways to get creative with this.
I wish the remote was lighted. Still, the keys are arranged for "touch typing" so to speak. Another negative, I've noticed that Windows Media Player sometimes crashes when video is launched from within the software that comes with the remote.
In my 860 sq ft APT, the farthest point away from my pc is about 50 ft. The remote has always worked from anywhere in the APT thru 2 walls. I was surprised to get this much range. I have not yet found a spot from which it doesn't work. To get the best range BE SURE to position the USB RF receiver near the computer as directed.
With my PC, I'm always playing music. I also play digital video files that were either taken with my camera or were rented digitally from the Internet. I have a good graphics card with S-Video TV out. I got a 50 ft S-Video/Out cable; this connects my PC and TV which are in different rooms.
With this remote, I now can play (and control) my entire digital music collection on my home stereo (which is connected to the TV) without being at my PC or be in the same room as my PC. Also, with this remote, any video that can be played on my PC, (online streaming or local) I can watch and control it (pause, rewind, slow motion, next, FWD) on my TV.
My PC/TV has effectively become a powerful media center--Media center PC not needed.
There is so much more... with the remote, I use the mouse from far away (lying in bed or on the couch); there a numerous ways to get creative with this.
I wish the remote was lighted. Still, the keys are arranged for "touch typing" so to speak. Another negative, I've noticed that Windows Media Player sometimes crashes when video is launched from within the software that comes with the remote.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2007
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Mathéo Leduc
Have been using this remote for the past 3 years, you can program it the way you want to use with XBMC.
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2013dborn
Good wireless (not infrared) remoted. Too bad the demand seemed to die down, unit discontinued.
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2014