Heyhey. I'm after a USB remote control for my laptop. ALL I want to do is to be able to play/pause, skip/previous track. Volume would be a bonus, as would anything else. Everything I find is like an extensive solution.. ideally I'd like it to need need a background application running from startup, but I could deal with a lightweight one. I just need it for Media Player (10) but Intervideo WinDVD compatbility would also not be sniffed at. My Dad has on of these but no longer uses it: medion_remote.pdf I can't ghet the damn thing to work on my laptop- Medion Driver download does nothing. Tfried the driver for the ATI REmote Wonder; nothing. I seem to remember it only worked with a shite Medion spftware package on my Dad's PC. Any wisdom, advice, or recommendations to heed?
When you say USB remote, I take it you mean something wireless that works via Bluetooth or IR with a receiver to stick into the USB port?
Most of the remote control software out there requires a Infrared port that runs off a serial port (or at least a serial port emulation) a lot of new laptops and most USB IrDA dongles don't use this (as they are IrDA ports)and therefore remotes won't work on them. You will need to find a PC remote that is Windows Media Centre compatable and has a USB dongle, you should be able to find something for around $30. These do work with Windows Media Player, WMC but more importantly they work with Media Player Classic and the like.
The remote in question has an accompanying USB dongle, and by the looks of it is operates on RF frequency rather than infrared. Cheers for the advice
