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January 25, 2012 at 3:20 pm #6794
Camaroon

    You know, after reading the Beginners Guide I immediately went to ebay to find that microsoft remote and ran into the exact problem you detailed.  I noticed the Msoft one had the button to turn on the TV but none of the ones I ebay had that button. 

    Couple of questions for you guys.  That $5 IR reciever, that would work to add that functionality to my computer and allow me to use any IR based remote?  So, if it does, would it let me use that Logitech 300 that I posted before?  Also, that program you posted, how does that work?  Does it just interpret the input from the remote and do what you’ve assigned to the button, or is something that has to be loaded onto the remote itself?

    I know I put a budget of around $40 for a remote, but Tigerdirect has the Logitech 700 on sale for $80 until tomorrow, it’s usually a $120 remote.  After doing a lot of research yesterday I thought maybe it would be worth it to splurge on a nice remote for the main system and get a cheaper one for my bedroom TV.  People seem to like it.  Anyone have this one?

    I appreciate you guys posting!  After doing some searching I figured this would be a very loaded topic.