Further testing of PVR-150MCE Remote needed.

[djdafreund]

I noticed from the posts with my searches here for anything related to the PVR-150MCE remote, a lot of users didn't have full functionality of there included MCE remotes when using GBPVR. Some buttons don't work.(Power,Green,Back,Recorded TV,Guide,LiveTV,My TV,My Music,My Pictures,My Videos,Info/More) I'm also noticing this. I DID notice some posts about using some additional software to make this work. I forgot the name, HP??, ANYWAY, i can use Girder (Very experienced with this software since it's beginning.) and have the MCE plugin, works fine BTW. BUT, i would rather like a complete working route directly with GBPVR, and would like to offer my help to Sub to maybe get all the buttons working with testing involved, if it's possible. Even if it means properly mapping the buttons and getting them all correct in IRremote.ini, which i'm sure is possible, but also would be nice to add directly within GBPVR, so users can also use the 'Control Remote Directly' function. I'm needing some input from the dev'p crew here, what do you think about this? Any interests with my help and testing?

I hope i didn't make a mistake with getting the MCE version instead of the normal pvr-150. If anyone has enough insite to return the pvr-150MCE and get the pvr-150 instead for the sake of being easier to have compatibility with the remote that comes with that one (43 button and IR plug), PLEEEEEEEEASE lemme know. I would rather just do that and have out of the box remote compatibility then go through a lot of work to get the MCE remote working, all buttons. I don't have any attachments to keep the MCE remote so you know. And i have 15 days to decide so i can pull the card out, and exchange it.

[sub]

I appreciate the offer to help testing, but sorry, but I only like to support remotes I actually have. If I get one of these remotes in future, then I'll add support for it. This is mainly a problem for owners of this new Hauppauge MCE remote. I have the other official MCE2004/MCE2005 remotes and these work well out of the box with GB-PVR, with only one(?) button that doesnt work.

I should also point out, this Hauppauge MCE remote is missing key buttons required by GB-PVR, like the blue/green/yellow/red colour buttons.

[A_Brass]

I noticed from the posts with my searches here for anything related to the PVR-150MCE remote, a lot of users didn't have full functionality of there included MCE remotes when using GBPVR. Some buttons don't work.(Power,Green,Back,Recorded TV,Guide,LiveTV,My TV,My Music,My Pictures,My Videos,Info/More) I'm also noticing this. I DID notice some posts about using some additional software to make this work. I forgot the name, HP??,

The software your talking about is HIP (http://www.byremote.com.au/.

It's the same type of software as girder but I think it's alittle easier to use. It can also be used w/girder plugin's. I'm going to use it on a Win2K machine that can't normally support the MCE remote. I don't mind using a keystroke translating program but I would hope I has a small memory footprint.

One advantage to the MCE remote receiver is that it can be easily used to receive commands from lots of different remotes (According to the HIP site). The Hauppauge receiver can be be expanded to receive additonal commands not on the Hauppauge remote, but I think its still limited to RC5 or RC6 codes.

Some forum users have already adapted the MCE receiver to accept the Hauppauge remote commands. (I was able to do this this past weekend.)

[djdafreund]

Well, i already had Girder set up to do everything since then already, but i decided to return it today and bought the normal PVR-150 instead. They screwed up and got the pvr-150MCE signed for $79 at CompUSA by mistake, so i bought one and made them sell it to me since they had 5 on the shelf where it was priced. I've worked mgmt in retail for 11 years, and knew they didn't have a shot of turning me away with this situation. Anyway, i kind of don't like the MCE remote anyway, so i swapped it out, now i have the 43 button remote version anyway, which is cool, and i already have the irremote.ini file done from my pvr-250 3? button remote, so i just will mod it a little to add the extra buttons.
But. Sounded good while it lasted, until i actually played with the thing myself last night, realising the other hauppauge remote is better after all if your not using WinMCE edition. Straight out of the box functionality with GBPVR, what could be better? I can do some pretty wicked stuff with my experience with Girder, but i would rather just use it as is without resorting to another method.

[A_Brass]

I agree with you for to somewhat. Its nice to have "out of the box" support but girder or HIP (as you know) give you much, much more flexability. The only thing I worry about with HIP or Girder is memory footprint. But, the irremote from Hauppague also has a memory footprint. So, as long as its its not taking up to much memory, I don't care.

I was impressed with with how quickly I was able t setup the MCE remote with HIP and then set it up to receive the Hauppauge 45 button remote codes. I'm not actually using the Hauppage remote, I have a universal remote I already setup with the 45button remote codes, so it was easier to setup HIP for that.

Everyone's needs are different, nice to have all these options. What I'm starting to like about the MCE remote is just the reciver. Its cheap, and with Girder or HIP It can be used with any contoler.

[djdafreund]

Yeah, i agree with you. It wasn't Girder that was the problem. I'm VERY advanced with Girder. I've been using it since the 1st beta. Sure, now it's as robust as photoshop is to pictures, and i already have it set up to control everything in my house, by voice, and responding according to what i'm saying. AI to the extent i set it up in some ways. I love it. But the big difference a lot of people liked of the MCE remote is to be able to learn buttons from anything, and send. I already use a USB UIRT that does all that already. I don't know, i guess i liked the layout of the hauppauge remote overall, and it's out of the box. You press a button to use, and you program it with it's response, verses a series of numbers. (IE- Blue, Red, Play, Pause,etc.) It's just nicer to me i guess. i already have About 3 remotes programmed into Girder (I don't like universal remotes myself, call me crazy, I do have one i still use even then mostly, but a lot of the time i prefer using my receiver remote, and my cablebox [digital pvr] remote mostly, since i am so used to the layout, and feel of knowing where every button is, even in dark.)
Your right, to each his own, depending on his uses, and needs. It all works in the end the same i guess. I'd set up Girder to control EVERYTHING with my voice, but that's too much talking. Haha.

[A_Brass]

Your right, to each his own, depending on his uses, and needs. It all works in the end the same i guess. I'd set up Girder to control EVERYTHING with my voice, but that's too much talking. Haha.

That's not a good idea. Think about the wife factor. One of two problems. Either she gets sick of hearing your voice, or she want's it to respond to hers. It would only take a short amount of time before she would expect you to respond to every verbal command.

Trouble man, trouble.

[groover km]

That's not a good idea. Think about the wife factor. One of two problems. Either she gets sick of hearing your voice, or she want's it to respond to hers. It would only take a short amount of time before she would expect you to respond to every verbal command.

Trouble man, trouble.

LOL!!!!!! But what's this got to do with GB-PVR?!?!?

[Chris.Day]

FYI the MCE remote is supported by the latest Hauppauge IR32 app. You can customise irremote.ini for the MCE remote as with the regular Hauppauge remote.

[djdafreund]

That's too funny. Haha. I was forgetting about the wife factor. I don't have one, so i usually don't think about that stuff. Some day i'll have too, i know this.
I knew about the new IR newest version. It works fine, but it's a bit different (to me at least) then the hauppauge setup in terms of the commands used for each buttons. No biggie.