Microsoft remote control w receiver for windows xp media center

Keyboard: your phone will act as keyboard. A full keyboard support including control, shift, alt, tab, function, home, end and other special keys. You can type from your phone. Volume: you can control PC volume from your phone.

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Available on Mobile device. Description What's new in this release: 1. Show More. People also like. We liked the keyboard's feel and found it easy to use the keys to browse through photos and playlists within MCE. However, mousing around with the nub is an exercise in frustration and requires just the right amount of pressure. Apply too much pressure, and the pointer will zoom across the screen; apply too little, and it won't move at all. This mouse is just as difficult to use with the oversize menu buttons in MCE as it is in the regular Windows interface where more precision is necessary.

In addition to controlling your PC, you can program the keyboard to learn commands from other remote controls, such as your TV or audio receiver. To use the learning feature, you must place the remote control head-to-head with the keyboard's infrared port and press a series of keystrokes.

After fiddling about with the commands, we were able to successfully assign an unused key on our keyboard to power on and off our television. Four AA batteries, which are included, power the Remote Keyboard, and Microsoft claims that will keep your unit operating for three months, depending on the amount of use, of course. To conserve battery power, you can opt to turn off the backlighting.

There's also a security switch on the front of the keyboard that locks down the keys to prevent accidental strokes when not in use. Pros: This is affordable, capable and does just what it is supposed to. I'm using it with Vista Ultimate and it navigates through Media Center extremely well. Cons: I wanted to mount the IR receiver inside my case and connect it to a motherboard header.

What a pain. They used those tiny torx screws to hold it together. I had to pry it's housing open to get to it's guts. It runs great and has a fast response time. I'll probably replace it with one of my other remotes though.

I believe it uses an RCA code. Lots of features and makes for a happy user! Cons: The IR code in MCE reverses as you send it out, thus, there is a setting in the registry you have to disable if you want to teach your MCE remote to another remote. It's an alternating signal it sends out, which is why it is so fast and responsive. Overall Review: I used the streamzap remote for years now and it was always kind of sluggish and sometimes it would repeat the same command dozens of times before it would stop.

This remote works fantastic - well worth the money! Pros: Does what it's supposed to: runs Windows Media Center and offers limited functionality in other programs.

Seems to be the cheapest remote option for Windows XP. Cons: Doesn't seem to differentiate between remote signals. Note that this doesn't actually operate the PC, merely wakes it up. Like I said, this lives up to my expectations, but I did get a few surprises.