JP1 Remotes

I do have a thread about it somewhere here. Did try the Inteset IR adapter with both a Fire TV and Onn Google TV. Didn't work all that well. Some of the commands it sends to the device are not the same as the original remotes are interpreted. Even with keymapping apps, it wasn't reliable, as some ...

What IR adapter would be used? The ONN boxes are RF remote only as far as I know.

Never mind. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I had to unplug the JP1 cable so the TV button would work and I could hit OK to activate it.

I am trying to replace an RCRP05B with another one. The old one has an extender (v1.04). I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to get the extender installed, and then upload my existing setup into the new remote. I tried to follow some of the notes in the extender FAQ, but it seems a bit ...

I know what it's like when an old site dies. Recently, DSLReports went down. It's semi-available for around 5 minutes at the top of the hour where you can try and copy data, but it's not usable as a forum. Luckily, some users created a new site, and trying to use the DSLR notification system to try ...

Should add that the processor used (S905X4) is the EXACT same one used in the Walmart Onn 4K Pro Google TV streaming box. That version has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Sort of the middle of the options available for that Magic See.

I would be VERY VERY careful with many of these no-name Android ...

Is it an IR remote, or RF? It seems as if many of the basic boxes use Bluetooth or similar remotes. Looking at pictures of the device and it's remote (no remote shown for this model, but others all look the same) and it looks just like any generic Android device remote. Almost identical to the one ...

Just yet another update on the IreTV adapter. I found on the Google TV that in the Sling app, the OK button did not work! I could use the Play/Pause. Checking with the button mapper, it is sending "Numpad_ENTER" instead of DPAD_OK. Looked into remapping, but it looks like I also need to install s ...

Just an update about the Inteset IReTV USB adapter.

I recently got the Walmart Onn 4K Pro player. I decided to try the adapter on it. I had some of the same issues as the Fire TV (arrow keys often act like holding down), but worse, the back key did not work in the Google TV UI. I tried one of those ...

As noted, it is in a retirement home, and remotes are constantly lost. It may be a cost thing to use generic or other cheap remotes.

Side question about Roku TV's: Any idea if they support multiple codes, like an A/B setup? Someone on the Roku forums is trying to install 2 TV's per room at a retirement home. I guess RF-based isn't always practical, so you end up with two TV's responding at the same time.
https://community.roku ...

I'm guessing some companies pay or paid Roku a royalty to get an EFC code, possibly because they paid to have a pre-programmed button on a remote at some time. Tablo is just not big enough to warrant that.

Not sure if I had mentioned earlier, but there are some issues with the combined play/pause on the newer FireTV remote. Because it is an RF remote, there is no way to capture the code as far as I know.

IN some of the settings or info menus, play/pause can call up extra info. I can't do that with ...

Did some Googling and found out on Google TV devices, hold down the YouTube key, and you can select different YouTube apps IF they are installed, to be called by that key instead of the normal YouTube.

I do know on a Roku, you can access YouTube TV through the regular YouTube app (left YT menu, near the bottom). This was enabled back when there was a disagreement, and Roku stopped allowing YouTube TV to be added to Roku's (although it was still usable if it was already added.)