What is a sure-fire IR or RF system. I've seen a suposed new gyration 4104 with dongle, which looks interesting. (ebay) I am wanting to control my PC, (windows 7 media center) which is in my basement. I just need to get into my hard drive for movies, then open VLC. So for simplicity sake, it could either be IR, which I'd need to run cat 5 to my bedroom (easy task) and have a repeater, or RF, which it'd only have to get though to under 30' of distance, through a floor and wall. (I have wireless router and cordless phones, as far a interference issues)
So, could someone recommend and I.R. system, and a RF system? I want current and available equiptment. I am not interested in a remote that controls numerous items, mainly for the expense. I have full access to running wiring in basement to my bedroom, so which unit makes the most sense, is what I need to go with. Thank you for your expertise!
(I say get into my hard drive....so this remote would have to act as a mouse, as far as clicking on things, is concerned. I will be new to windows 7 and the media center, so unsure how my movies will engage with WMC)
So, could someone recommend and I.R. system, and a RF system? I want current and available equiptment. I am not interested in a remote that controls numerous items, mainly for the expense. I have full access to running wiring in basement to my bedroom, so which unit makes the most sense, is what I need to go with. Thank you for your expertise!
(I say get into my hard drive....so this remote would have to act as a mouse, as far as clicking on things, is concerned. I will be new to windows 7 and the media center, so unsure how my movies will engage with WMC)