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xero

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xbmc remote suggestions - and htpc build photos

so i successfully built and installed my arch based xmbc htpc this weekend! woot!

more photos of the build here...

now that the box is running, i need a better way to control it than via a keyboard sitting on my coffee table. i've been looking at remotes for a while now, and have narrowed my search down to three:
- RII K25 2.4Ghz Wireless Keyboard & Infrared Remote Control $30.62
- Mele F10-PRO 2.4G Wireless Keyboard $29.89
- Aerb Multifunction 2.4 G Mini Wireless Keyboard & Infrared Remote Control $24.99

does anyone have any experience with any of these remotes (or suggestions for others)? i'd like a remote that works like a remote for xbmc, but since the box is linux based, i feel like i "need" a keyboard as well. the comments for each remote lead me to believe that any of them should work in linux, but it'd be nice to heard it from a member of the community, along with any phrases or complaints.

thanx!

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xero

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Re: xbmc remote suggestions - and htpc build photos

so, while digging through my stuff looking for zip ties, i found an old boxee remote. i have a new one that i actually use with my boxee box, this old one got "ruined" a while ago. so, i took the remote apart (not a simple task), thoroughly cleaned it, and tried it on my new htpc. it works like a champ! i had to resync both remotes so they would work autonomously in my apartment. now my htpc is hooked up to the tv and router in the living room. it works as a media center as well as serving files to the boxee box in the bedroom.

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