Re: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo with linux

In <46c9a282$1_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Geoffrey Clements <geoffrey.clementsNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

One of the niggles of making a PVR box out of mini-itx kit is the infra-red
remote control. It looks like you either have to have a dongle thingy
hanging off a USB port or literally cut metal and knock-up your own circuit
to interface the detector with a serial port. However the Mac mini has its
own IR remote which is a big plus. You don't know if it will work with lirc
do you?

DVB cards generally include a remote, but the Linux drivers are mostly
pretty poor in terms of response and debounce. I don't see much sense in
investing in an analogue TV card these days unless you want to record
pay channels via your Sky/cable box and then you have to make sure the
latter is on the desired channel at the right time.

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