suggestion for USB IR receiver for MythTV?

[Jarod Wilson]

On Jun 11, 2009, at 7:04 PM, Ben Eisenbraun <bene-Gk2boCrsRs1AfugRpC6u6w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>
> I'm doing a bit of maintenance on my Mythbuntu machine, and I figured
> it's time to pull the no-longer-useful Hauppauge WinTV card, but it's
> running the IR receiver for my remote.  Is there a definitely  
> compatible
> USB-based IR receiver for MythTV these days?
>
> I've googled for this on and off over the last year, and it seems most
> people opt for serial, but I'd like to reserve the single serial  
> port on
> the machine for my technical putterings.

Never been a fan of any of the serial stuff... Get a Window Media  
Center remote and receiver bundle, they work great (and support damn  
near any remote).

Or an iMON device, if you want to get fancy w/button and/or a display  
on your case.

--jarod