Remote control for PC.

ChrisDVD · 04-30-2006, 05:02 AM

Hello.

I will like to see if i can get some remos control for the computer. We have a USB in the front of the PC so if it requires one its fine. I dont really nned a fancy one. I will be happy with Play/pause/fastford/backward/next chapter/previous chapter/stop/colume higer or lower/ ....jsut the basics.

I live in canada...... So how much do i expect for a remote? could i use a normal one? (and jsut buy something to plug something in the PC ?)

www.futureshop.com will be my favourite place to buy it there, since i got giftcards.

Any other information about remotes for PCs will be aprreciated. so will pictures!

Also, assume that i am a NOOBY, so can oyou explain well please (i am also french). Don't need a big paragraph, jsut easy to understand.

Chris

**The_Other_One** · 04-30-2006, 05:24 AM

Isn't there a canadian version of newegg? I know they have lots of really nice remotes there. I got mine from there for about $35 USD. It's a Mac...something Keypoint.

mrjack · 04-30-2006, 10:38 AM

Or you could build your own IR-receiver and use a remote control you already have at home.

ChrisDVD · 04-30-2006, 03:27 PM

response to the_other_one:
I dont know, i never us NewEgg....

response to mrjack
I dont feel like building my own....it seems scary....

But do any of you guys know if i can get just a, ummm, something that you plug into the USB or whatever and it will catch the signals of a remote. Cause then i could get pretty much any remotes...

Chris

**DCIScouts** · 05-01-2006, 01:54 AM

One thing you might be able to do is purchase a wireless mouse and just use that to interface with the player on the computer. I do that quite frequently when I'm watching videos from my bed, while going to sleep at night.

ChrisDVD · 05-01-2006, 03:16 AM

well i dont really want a mouse, we dont really have plac eon our PC to put that thing (that receives the - umm- the things, you know, signals).

I really want a remote.

Can you get a Remote receiver for the computer

Any other ideas?

Chris

04-30-2006, 05:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisDVD Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,042	Remote control for PC. Hello. I will like to see if i can get some remos control for the computer. We have a USB in the front of the PC so if it requires one its fine. I dont really nned a fancy one. I will be happy with Play/pause/fastford/backward/next chapter/previous chapter/stop/colume higer or lower/ ....jsut the basics. I live in canada...... So how much do i expect for a remote? could i use a normal one? (and jsut buy something to plug something in the PC ?) www.futureshop.com will be my favourite place to buy it there, since i got giftcards. Any other information about remotes for PCs will be aprreciated. so will pictures! Also, assume that i am a NOOBY, so can oyou explain well please (i am also french). Don't need a big paragraph, jsut easy to understand. Chris

04-30-2006, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Isn't there a canadian version of newegg? I know they have lots of really nice remotes there. I got mine from there for about $35 USD. It's a Mac...something Keypoint. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-30-2006, 10:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,351	Or you could build your own IR-receiver and use a remote control you already have at home. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

05-01-2006, 01:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 25 Posts: 5,049	One thing you might be able to do is purchase a wireless mouse and just use that to interface with the player on the computer. I do that quite frequently when I'm watching videos from my bed, while going to sleep at night. __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

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04-30-2006, 03:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisDVD Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,042	response to the_other_one: I dont know, i never us NewEgg.... response to mrjack I dont feel like building my own....it seems scary.... But do any of you guys know if i can get just a, ummm, something that you plug into the USB or whatever and it will catch the signals of a remote. Cause then i could get pretty much any remotes... Chris

05-01-2006, 03:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
ChrisDVD Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,042	well i dont really want a mouse, we dont really have plac eon our PC to put that thing (that receives the - umm- the things, you know, signals). I really want a remote. Can you get a Remote receiver for the computer Any other ideas? Chris