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- Plug & Play - no driver or software required
- Remote has a maximum range of 18 meters
- Infrared receiver with 4ft cable plugs into your USB port
- Compatible with Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
- Powered by 2 'AAA' batteries
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Product Description
Watch movies, view photos, and listen to music from your computer without having to touch your mouse or keyboard. This remote acts like a wireless mouse, but has the functionality to control your PC's media software. PCs are becoming our personal entertainment centers, the place where we store our music, movies, & photos. Now you can bring those files into your life without having to be at the computer all the time.
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243 of 259 people found the following review helpful
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Got a Logitech Harmony universal remote? Want to control your home theater pc with it along with everything else in your living room? Then this is the remote you want. I actually only needed the IR adapter and i was able to control my pc with the Logitech Harmony 880. I tried the remote pictured here and it works perfectly but i didn't need it. If you want a cheap IR to control your HTPC then here is a good solution. Oh and to program the Harmony to work with it you'll need the model name and number which is: Chinavision CVSB-983
64 of 69 people found the following review helpful
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This little gem works great and can be used with about any learning universal remote, including harmony (so long as you teach it the commands). There's also a JP1 upgrade for it if you're so inclined (no-name USB PC remote). I'm mainly writing to unlock the mystery of the A, B, C, D hotkeys. The instructions say that each can send any of 3 key combinations. A, for example, sends Ctrl+Alt+A, Ctrl+Alt+1 or Ctrl+Alt+F1. I couldn't figure out how to tell it which of those 3 to send. Well the fact is that each button sends all 3 hotkeys at once. For example, pressing A sends Ctrl+Alt+A, Ctrl+Alt+1 and Ctrl+Alt+F1 all at the same time. So they're basically giving you a choice of keys, but you wouldn't ever use more than 1 in each group of 3. I did a little experiment and made 3 different shortcuts using Ctrl+Alt+A, 1 and F1, and they all opened at the same time from just a single press of the A key.
90 of 100 people found the following review helpful
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This little gizmo is just beautiful for what I bought it for. See, over time, it has come to the point that almost none of the shows that I like seem to air when I'm home (or awake) so, I've taken to watching them online on my laptop. Add in that one of the few things I can afford is a subscription to NetFlix and well, hooking into my television only took a couple of cables for very little $$ so there ya go. The only problem was trying to pause when I had to get up or the phone rang.
Now, I suppose that I could have gone the Bluetooth adapter route but, frankly, without a coffee table what was I going to run it on? My leg? And since those presentation remotes are designed for Power Point, I wasn't sure that any of them would work for what I needed; which was basically a mouse in a remote form.
Enter this little remote which, seemed a little too good to be true given the price and all, but despite my misgivings- this thing really does work. Seriously, all I have to do is hook up my lappy and turn him on for the night. I can even switch the displays using the remote from my couch and even turn it off at the end of the evening without ever having to cross the room- so he's back to normal and ready for work the next morning without any extra fuss.
The unit itself comes in a small box with the remote, the IR USB adaptor, a slip of paper for the instructions and that's it. The English in the instructions is- well, horrid, but understandable. (It's a remote so, there's really not a lot to explain anyway). As always, the most valuable bit of information in them is the button chart, particularly since there were a couple that aren't necessarily standard; such as the window drag button (which, not only works just fine but is also a very clever and very useful feature for getting the display windows out of my way on the desktop but keeping them open for switching back later).
Unfortunately, as is true for all remotes- there are, however, those couple of buttons that really do nothing for me. Again, just like all of the others, I think it's either due to my system (much as I love my lappy, he's an el cheapo containing no bells and/or whistles of any sort), or due to my lack of knowledge (one or two clever tricks does not an expert make).
Still, this thing is clever, perfect for me and just what I needed to tell those idiots at scheduling that they can finally take a flying leap because, once again, I can watch my tv shows on my tv without having to dive across the room every time Nature or just the mother-in-law decides to call.
Now, I suppose that I could have gone the Bluetooth adapter route but, frankly, without a coffee table what was I going to run it on? My leg? And since those presentation remotes are designed for Power Point, I wasn't sure that any of them would work for what I needed; which was basically a mouse in a remote form.
Enter this little remote which, seemed a little too good to be true given the price and all, but despite my misgivings- this thing really does work. Seriously, all I have to do is hook up my lappy and turn him on for the night. I can even switch the displays using the remote from my couch and even turn it off at the end of the evening without ever having to cross the room- so he's back to normal and ready for work the next morning without any extra fuss.
The unit itself comes in a small box with the remote, the IR USB adaptor, a slip of paper for the instructions and that's it. The English in the instructions is- well, horrid, but understandable. (It's a remote so, there's really not a lot to explain anyway). As always, the most valuable bit of information in them is the button chart, particularly since there were a couple that aren't necessarily standard; such as the window drag button (which, not only works just fine but is also a very clever and very useful feature for getting the display windows out of my way on the desktop but keeping them open for switching back later).
Unfortunately, as is true for all remotes- there are, however, those couple of buttons that really do nothing for me. Again, just like all of the others, I think it's either due to my system (much as I love my lappy, he's an el cheapo containing no bells and/or whistles of any sort), or due to my lack of knowledge (one or two clever tricks does not an expert make).
Still, this thing is clever, perfect for me and just what I needed to tell those idiots at scheduling that they can finally take a flying leap because, once again, I can watch my tv shows on my tv without having to dive across the room every time Nature or just the mother-in-law decides to call.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Works. Not a MCE-certified remote
I bought this remote strictly for the IR receiver. I use Windows Media Center with a Harmony remote.
This is NOT a MCE-certified remote. Read more
This is NOT a MCE-certified remote. Read more
Published 9 days ago by medhchang
better than trying something else
I work at my computer for 4 hours trying to turn my old phone into a bluetooth remote control, I eventually gave up because I realized I could get this for 7 dollars instead of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Christopher A. Parsons
Works out of the box with OpenELEC Eden.
Since I like to watch tons of movies from my old computer (Pentium 4 3.2Ghz, with 1Gb of DDR(2, I think) RAM). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Juan Pablo Jaruf
Interesting remote...
I initially got this remote because I was just looking for the cheapest IR remote for a new HTPC... turns out this isn't an WMC remote, it's a stand alone product that works as a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by METDeath
Works for Harmony 900
Followed the instructions in the other reviewer comments and had no problems setting up my Harmony 900 to use the receiver.
Published 1 month ago by Luchak
Love this... need a little help though
I really love this remote! I bought a Dell Optiplex 755, put in a 2TB hard drive and coppied all of my avi's onto it... Read more
Published 1 month ago by RobertC
Remote
This product did not work for me. I was trying to use it to activate an IR receiver to control my computer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robert A Miller
Great Value
As others have said this is the perfect combo to buy if you have a Logitech Harmony. Inexpensive, works perfect!
Published 1 month ago by J. Lanners
Darn good specially for the price.
Product worked right out of the box. Didn't even have to read the instructions. I use it to watch movies on the web so it helps me control all the functions on my computer from... Read more
Published 2 months ago by V. Satamian
not that cool
limited functions,they just don t work that well,buy something a little more functional,i wish this did,good price though. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ronnie R. Allen
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