2024-11-11, 07:48 AM
Has anyone tried the FLIRC USB devices and thought they were useful? It is frustrating to jump around without having two or three different time frames to skip forward and backward like Kodi utilizes with successive key presses increasing the amount of time skipped. Also, I think that since Kodi works so well in this department, somebody should to copy their way of skipping forward and backward. At the same time, I do see the benefit of the new way of skipping around in NextPVR by executing the skip time with confirmation of the "ok" button on MCE Remote. I get way less stutter and audio is less likely to get out of sync with only one skip used. Occasionally, I do have to skip forwards and/or backwards to re-sync audio but that probably has more to do with the K-lite codec pack in use and recording signal quality. I mainly skip during sporting competitions and commercials. 30 seconds is about the right amount to skip to next play called in football games. 1 minute skips work well for commercials. Sometimes, 10 seconds can be useful as well for some football games and for replaying a segment.
If nobody has any experience with the FLIRC, I may ask for one this Christmas and see what it could do. I also use the Logitech K400 a lot for typing and find it is a great alternative for media centers. I did get a Logitech Harmony many years ago at Christmas and found that it really was useless and took just as many key presses to accomplish the same tasks. I have found my Yamaha receiver has the four colors that can be mapped to control of 2/3 different things and that is very useful just to change inputs quickly and very smart feature.
Also, if you didn't already know, sometimes pointing your IR remote at the ceiling is quicker and works better than aiming in forward such as when under a blanket. The performance Firesticks actually do seem to help in Kodi by re-syncing audio more quickly when seeking. Have not noticed much difference apart from Kodi.
Hardware: HP MCE Remote / USB IR Receiver (circa Windows XP/Vista Era)
Setup: Kodi via Firestick (Bedrooms) and Nextpvr App in Windows (Living Room)
If nobody has any experience with the FLIRC, I may ask for one this Christmas and see what it could do. I also use the Logitech K400 a lot for typing and find it is a great alternative for media centers. I did get a Logitech Harmony many years ago at Christmas and found that it really was useless and took just as many key presses to accomplish the same tasks. I have found my Yamaha receiver has the four colors that can be mapped to control of 2/3 different things and that is very useful just to change inputs quickly and very smart feature.
Also, if you didn't already know, sometimes pointing your IR remote at the ceiling is quicker and works better than aiming in forward such as when under a blanket. The performance Firesticks actually do seem to help in Kodi by re-syncing audio more quickly when seeking. Have not noticed much difference apart from Kodi.
Hardware: HP MCE Remote / USB IR Receiver (circa Windows XP/Vista Era)
Setup: Kodi via Firestick (Bedrooms) and Nextpvr App in Windows (Living Room)
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::: Frank : Akron : OH : USA : Win11 : i5-12600k : 32 GB Ram : Intel A380 : Hauppage Quad Tuner (PCIE and USB) : MCEBuddy->Comskip->H.265 :::