2005-11-10, 02:55 PM
Hi everyone,
What I'm about to talk you about is not a GBPVR issue, I only am looking for ideas about using my remote more powerfully.
Let me explain :
I do have only one computer at home with a graphic card that allows me to perform dual screen display. The main display is for working on my PC, the second is for the GBPVR TV display. I am able to simultaneously work on my PC and watch GBPVR-Live TV on my TV set (thanks to the dual view feature of my graphic card). Here is the thing : I have a Pinnacle TV Card (MediaCenter 200i which owns a dvb-t tuner) and I'm using an old Pinnacle Remote (which came with my old Pinnacle PCTV Analog Card). The remote came with an IR receiver (plugged into the serial port of the PC) and a Pinnacle little program (remote.exe) which for each remote pressed button performs a Keyboard shortcut I programmed. Therefore I programmed the remote to work fine with GBPVR but it has to be focused : I mean that the remote acts on focused programs only but when I'm doing something else with my computer, GBPVR isn't focused and then the remote cannot control GBPVR.
Does anyone of you has an idea to make the remote control GBPVR even if it is not focused which may help my girlfriend watch and control TV or recorded shows while I'm working on the computer.
Sorry if that message is long but I wanted to explain it in details in order you to be aware of my "configuration". Thank you
What I'm about to talk you about is not a GBPVR issue, I only am looking for ideas about using my remote more powerfully.
Let me explain :
I do have only one computer at home with a graphic card that allows me to perform dual screen display. The main display is for working on my PC, the second is for the GBPVR TV display. I am able to simultaneously work on my PC and watch GBPVR-Live TV on my TV set (thanks to the dual view feature of my graphic card). Here is the thing : I have a Pinnacle TV Card (MediaCenter 200i which owns a dvb-t tuner) and I'm using an old Pinnacle Remote (which came with my old Pinnacle PCTV Analog Card). The remote came with an IR receiver (plugged into the serial port of the PC) and a Pinnacle little program (remote.exe) which for each remote pressed button performs a Keyboard shortcut I programmed. Therefore I programmed the remote to work fine with GBPVR but it has to be focused : I mean that the remote acts on focused programs only but when I'm doing something else with my computer, GBPVR isn't focused and then the remote cannot control GBPVR.
Does anyone of you has an idea to make the remote control GBPVR even if it is not focused which may help my girlfriend watch and control TV or recorded shows while I'm working on the computer.
Sorry if that message is long but I wanted to explain it in details in order you to be aware of my "configuration". Thank you
