PC remote control of Tv
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Posted by Diane Huberty on August 19, 2007, 3:26 pm
Please log in for more thread options downloaded Girder5 Beta, supposedly "Vista-ble", but it is a nightmare for a non-geek. Setting up Girder3 was challenging enough. I don't want to deal with the lousy instructions for the beta or Girder4. Does anyone have suggestions for a SIMPLE program to use with my USB UIRT to control my television from my computer? I am a quadriplegic and can't use a standard remote but can use a mouse. I have X-10 for controlling lights etc. from my computer and I have no need for cameras, scheduled automation, controlling computer programs, burglar alarms or spying on the neighbors. All I need is to turn the TV on and change channels using ny mouse. (I don't want to use my computer as a TV though. Nothing that riveting on that I don't want to work on my computer while watching TV.) Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dave Houston on August 19, 2007, 4:28 pm
Please log in for more thread options supports USB UIRT. http://www.wdpsoftware.com./ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Frank Olson on August 19, 2007, 5:00 pm
Please log in for more thread options Diane Huberty wrote:
> I recently got a new computer with Vista and Girder stopped working. I
> downloaded Girder5 Beta, supposedly "Vista-ble", but it is a nightmare > for a non-geek. Setting up Girder3 was challenging enough. I don't want > to deal with the lousy instructions for the beta or Girder4. Does anyone > have suggestions for a SIMPLE program to use with my USB UIRT to control > my television from my computer? I am a quadriplegic and can't use a > standard remote but can use a mouse. I have X-10 for controlling lights > etc. from my computer and I have no need for cameras, scheduled > automation, controlling computer programs, burglar alarms or spying on > the neighbors. All I need is to turn the TV on and change channels using > ny mouse. (I don't want to use my computer as a TV though. Nothing that > riveting on that I don't want to work on my computer while watching TV.) > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! I'd suggest going with a video capture card. This has outputs that would allow you to view and control what you watch on your TV from your PC. It also allows you to watch TV on your computer (but you've already stated you don't want to do this). :-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RickH on August 20, 2007, 11:22 am
Please log in for more thread options > I recently got a new computer with Vista and Girder stopped working. I
> downloaded Girder5 Beta, supposedly "Vista-ble", but it is a nightmare for a > non-geek. Setting up Girder3 was challenging enough. I don't want to deal > with the lousy instructions for the beta or Girder4. Does anyone have > suggestions for a SIMPLE program to use with my USB UIRT to control my > television from my computer? I am a quadriplegic and can't use a standard > remote but can use a mouse. I have X-10 for controlling lights etc. from my > computer and I have no need for cameras, scheduled automation, controlling > computer programs, burglar alarms or spying on the neighbors. All I need is > to turn the TV on and change channels using ny mouse. (I don't want to use > my computer as a TV though. Nothing that riveting on that I don't want to > work on my computer while watching TV.) Any suggestions will be greatly > appreciated! Please ask the tech support at smarthome.com I seem to think they have a way to use your computer as a tv remote control, or can cobble together a system that will work. They are very responsive usually within 24 hours. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Si Ballenger on August 21, 2007, 9:59 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:26:16 GMT, "Diane Huberty"
>I recently got a new computer with Vista and Girder stopped working. I
>downloaded Girder5 Beta, supposedly "Vista-ble", but it is a nightmare for a >non-geek. Setting up Girder3 was challenging enough. I don't want to deal >with the lousy instructions for the beta or Girder4. Does anyone have >suggestions for a SIMPLE program to use with my USB UIRT to control my >television from my computer? I am a quadriplegic and can't use a standard >remote but can use a mouse. I have X-10 for controlling lights etc. from my >computer and I have no need for cameras, scheduled automation, controlling >computer programs, burglar alarms or spying on the neighbors. All I need is >to turn the TV on and change channels using ny mouse. (I don't want to use >my computer as a TV though. Nothing that riveting on that I don't want to >work on my computer while watching TV.) Any suggestions will be greatly >appreciated! At one time the usbuirt developer had a stand alone application that could be used in a batch file instead of depending on girder. You may want to check the below discussion. You could make batch files like channel-up.bat and channel-down.bat to run the application, then just double click them to change the channels. http://65.36.202.170/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=281&sid=b2eb5acfb3144cfc25ea7543d5f278f2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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>downloaded Girder5 Beta, supposedly "Vista-ble", but it is a nightmare for a
>non-geek. Setting up Girder3 was challenging enough. I don't want to deal
>with the lousy instructions for the beta or Girder4. Does anyone have
>suggestions for a SIMPLE program to use with my USB UIRT to control my
>television from my computer? I am a quadriplegic and can't use a standard
>remote but can use a mouse. I have X-10 for controlling lights etc. from my
>computer and I have no need for cameras, scheduled automation, controlling
>computer programs, burglar alarms or spying on the neighbors. All I need is
>to turn the TV on and change channels using ny mouse. (I don't want to use
>my computer as a TV though. Nothing that riveting on that I don't want to
>work on my computer while watching TV.) Any suggestions will be greatly
>appreciated!