Best generic IR reciever to use with EG.

[lordwinder]

I am looking for a generic IR reciever to be able to listen ANY infrared signal with eventghost and launch what ever i want . I have not been able to use the alternative driver for MCE, my remote contro is not a stardart MCE. So i have decide to buy a "universal" reciever to use with EG and my universal remote control. Which is the best?. Price ?

[miljbee]

I Have just bought an usb-uirt ... don't buy it.
It works only if the remote is aimed directly to it.
I thought it would be a great device : it isn't. At least it's not better than my five year old mce receiver ...

I think my Sony LCD produce a lot of IR that confuse my IR receivers.

If you find something reliable... let me know.

Currently, I am interrested by IRTrans. I will drop them a mail to get more Info about the receiver reliability, and to know if it's correctly shielded against LCD interferences.

[specter333]

I've been using USB-UIRT for about 6 years now and it works great for me. I don't have any problems with having to aim the remote at it, in fact I sit my remote in a charging cradle and it point directly at the ceiling. When I was testing the distance of the remote I use now, an Ipaq RX3715, I stood against the same wall the receiver is one but in the next room, pointed the remote toward the door between the rooms at the far end and bounced the IR signal off the back wall and still got ok results. That was about 30 feet without line of site. I think the issue may be more with the remote, of course the output from this Ipaq is quite a bit stronger than the average remote.

I would recommend the USB-UIRT wholeheartedly.

One more suggestion, if your using the remote to control EventGhost. The software I use is Remote Control II http://www.wincesoft.de/html/remotecontrol_ii.html

It will not only do a strong IR signal but will also connect via the web server plugin. Then you can control EG without using IR. I use it to control stage lighting for concerts at a theater I do some work at. I setup lighting scenes on my laptop and call them with EG. I use a adhoc wireless connection between my Ipaq and laptop and can do lights for the show from anywhere in the theater. There is literally no more latency than when using the normal lighting console. Remote Control II and EventGhost work very well together.

[lordwinder]

Any "standard" mce receiver that works perfect with the alternative driver to recieve ALL the IR comands ?

[stottle]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6880121003

[lordwinder]

Thanks.