Re: USB IR Receiver - Anyone have good results to report?

[Adrian D. <sai...@us...>]

I have had good results with the StreamZap PC Remote
(http://www.streamzap.com/) using the driver I wrote last year
(http://sf.net/projects/szremote/). As it requires applying a patch to
lirc (I haven't had time to try and get it included in the actual lirc
release), it is not for the faint of heart, but the range is quite good.

The only flaw I have found is that it does not work with other remotes. It
/may/ work with other RC5 remotes, but I can't guarantee anything as I
have none to test with. The remote it comes with is ample for my uses
however, as it has buttons for every feature I have been able to think of.
It's also a bit more expensive than what I've seen from some other places,
but that is probably because it includes a remote.

I can provide some assistance getting it to work if you buy it, but if you
don't feel comfortable spending some time trying to diagnose problems,
then it may not be for you (the driver works great for some people, though
others have had problems getting the modules to compile properly).

The windows software it comes with is pretty good, and it has a plugin for
girder (that IIRC can send to lirc via tcp/ip... though I'm not sure) but
that's getting offtopic.

-Adrian

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Mike Smith wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Has anyone had success with a USB attached IR
> receiver?  If yes,  which model?  Where did you
> purchase it?
>
> I purchased the Actisys Act200L and was disappointed.
> Its range is about 3 feet.  If I'm that close,  I
> don't
> need a remote.  Since then,  I used my only serial
> port
> to control my DirectTV receiver.  So,  I need
> something
> that will work with my USB.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
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