Thanks for the replies,

Thanks for the replies, please dont go to fussing on my account. I was a little quick to post my frustrations, so for that In apologize. I think exhaustion and vodka had me just a tad edgy.

I like XBMC because to me it is quite elegant and provides a good user experience particularly for my wife (and it’s all important to get her buy-in) because there is tremendous support for the app and it’s not geared towards selling you something. I’ve just grown tired of Microsoft and Apple developing apps that loop you around to a store with every mouse click. I know thats what corporations do but I dont have to like it.

I’ve got the remote working now and while it’s a work in progress I feel like it’s not as restrictive as some remotes could have been.

Thanks for the links to the PS3 workarounds. Theres another manufacturer whos products are awfully restrictive, PS3 dont like Microsoft, Microsoft dont like Apple, Apple dont like anybody and I’m tired of the restraints they put on technology.

Thanks again for the replies, I’ll post later how it all went.