Consumer Ir & Consumer IrDa (same?)

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I'm looking for a new PPC, mainly to use as a remote to control all my AV
equipment. I was looking at one of the new Fujitsu Siemens models (loox
720), in the tech specs this unit is said to have "IrDa (Consumer
Level)"..Does this mean that I was be able to use it to control my DVD
player, VCR etc with suitable software? I keep hearing people say "IrDa will
not work as a normal remote, you need consumer Ir".......But is consumer Ir,
the same as consumer IrDa?

I don't want to buy a PPC and then find out that it isnt able to communicate
with all my AV equipment.

regards

 

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"mikea" <mikea@localhost.com> schreef in bericht
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> I'm looking for a new PPC, mainly to use as a remote to control all my AV
> equipment. I was looking at one of the new Fujitsu Siemens models (loox
> 720), in the tech specs this unit is said to have "IrDa (Consumer
> Level)"..Does this mean that I was be able to use it to control my DVD
> player, VCR etc with suitable software? I keep hearing people say "IrDa
> will
> not work as a normal remote, you need consumer Ir".......But is consumer
> Ir,
> the same as consumer IrDa?
>
> I don't want to buy a PPC and then find out that it isnt able to
> communicate
> with all my AV equipment.
>
> regards
>
>

No problems here, can use my ppc for all my devices.
Just install a remotecontrol program, and you can "learn" your ppc
all commands.

Or load custum made cff files in the pocket pc, it behaves just like a
philips pronto.

look here
http/www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/files/rcfiles.cgi?area=pronto

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"mikea" <mikea@localhost.com> schreef in bericht
news:cn7vd8$p8v$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I'm looking for a new PPC, mainly to use as a remote to control all my AV
> equipment. I was looking at one of the new Fujitsu Siemens models (loox
> 720), in the tech specs this unit is said to have "IrDa (Consumer
> Level)"..Does this mean that I was be able to use it to control my DVD
> player, VCR etc with suitable software? I keep hearing people say "IrDa
> will
> not work as a normal remote, you need consumer Ir".......But is consumer
> Ir,
> the same as consumer IrDa?
>
> I don't want to buy a PPC and then find out that it isnt able to
> communicate
> with all my AV equipment.
>
> regards
>
>
http/www.pdawin.com/tvremote.html

Forgot to add this link...

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