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On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Austin
wrote:
It seems that, given all you have tried, seeking an alternative remote solution (one that works with remote buddy and isn't bluetooth) might be the way forward in that case.
A fair point given the limitations of Sony's PS3 Remote. It has enough
buttons but the bluetooth wakeup time is slow, and being bluetooth the
battery life is inevitably shorter than a not-bluetooth RF-based
remote.
However as Felix has already pointed out its quite hard to find a
popular remote with that many buttons. Perhaps one other suitable
remote I can imagine would be the Boxee Remote with full QUERTY
keyboard. It is advertised as being compatible with both PC and Mac,
and is available on Amazon (US) for $40. Not Bluetooth, it has a
proprietary micro sized USB receiver so the battery life should be
considerably longer than PS3 Remote, and no wakeup delays.
Here are some links about the Boxee Remote:
http://support.boxee.tv/entries/173414-the-boxee-remote
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DSM-22-Boxee-Remote/dp/B00480OSVK
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=104975
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