Use MCE remote with HD theater

[dmegatool]

Hi guys,
About to order my HD Theater. Simple question that I haven't been able to find the answer... through Google and searching the forum.

Can I use my MCE remote to control the HD Theater ? Do I need to do something special or there's a menu to select a type of remote like in "regular" SageTV ?

[freedml]

Don't know about MCE but I use Hauppauge remotes and they work just as they are. At worst you would have to teach Sage each key.

[mikesm]

I don't think you can reset the power on/off IR codes for the HD200. Everything else is probably doable, but that's a big drawback.

Why not just use a universal remote?

[hugenbdd]

Originally Posted by dmegatool

Hi guys,
About to order my HD Theater. Simple question that I haven't been able to find the answer... through Google and searching the forum.

Can I use my MCE remote to control the HD Theater ? Do I need to do something special or there's a menu to select a type of remote like in "regular" SageTV ?

Yes, you can use the remote. I use my old MCE remotes that I used with my old XBOX's. Like mentioned above, it will not turn on or off the HD200. However, you can get around that by using a script that ftp's to the HD200 and turns them on during a reboot or "restart" of sage on the server.

You will have to configure the remote in the sage setup area though. Pretty easy.

Dave

[aflat]

It depends on the MCE remote as well, some of them are JP1 enabled, which means you can make them turn the HD200 on. Under the battery cover, if it has 6 pins(in a 2x3 grid) then it's probably JP1 enabled.

[dmegatool]

Here's my remote. It's a GP-IR02BK

I was thinking about an Harmony too. Maybe the wife would like it to have just one remote Could I download the codes of the SageTV remote or I would need the teach the harmony all the buttons ? (Don't know much about universal remote...)

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by dmegatool

Here's my remote. It's a GP-IR02BK

I was thinking about an Harmony too. Maybe the wife would like it to have just one remote Could I download the codes of the SageTV remote or I would need the teach the harmony all the buttons ? (Don't know much about universal remote...)

You connect to the Internet and to the Logitech\Harmony site. It is database-driven and has codes for all kind of devices including all of SageTV.

Gerry

[aflat]

It looks like that is a JP1 remote. You would need a cable(about $30 last I looked, a year ago), but you can program it to do anything. It's cheaper then a harmony remote.
You can find more info here http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/