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Remote control unit for PC recommendation

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bork:
http://www.pcremotecontrol.com/

bcr123:
I have one of these, picked it up at Frys a while back.

http://www.gopcshop.com/top/product_info.php?products_id=30293

Kurses:
Thanks for the input everyone!  Originally I thought I'd just get a bluetooth dongle and use my ps3 remote with some software I can DL, but then I'd have to reset it to my ps3 every time I wanted to switch which device it was bound to.

I think going with halfelite's suggestion would work best for my needs as I don't want something thats forced to windows media player.

Thanks for the help guys!

bcr123:

--- Quote from: Kurses on June 04, 2010, 12:09:32 PM ---Thanks for the input everyone!  Originally I thought I'd just get a bluetooth dongle and use my ps3 remote with some software I can DL, but then I'd have to reset it to my ps3 every time I wanted to switch which device it was bound to.

I think going with halfelite's suggestion would work best for my needs as I don't want something thats forced to windows media player.

Thanks for the help guys!

--- End quote ---

None of the remotes are "forced" to windows media player, what gave you that impression?  All the remotes are is specialized "keyboards" that send particular key combos.  You can map the bindings in software, most players already bind the "normal" functions like play/pause FFwd, skip etc..

vortex69:
I use a ~US$7 USB IR remote that I got on ebay, not perfect, but great for the price (even emulates the mouse using a directional pad). Works great with Windows Media Center, MPC-HC, Winamp and Media Portal.
Obviously if I wasn't on a low budget (which I am 99.9% of the time) I would get something from the Logitech Harmony line of products or the Rii, it looks awfully 'geeky' so I like it ;D

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