Creative Labs Serial Multimedia IR Remote Control for PC Only $7.95 @ Compgeeks

[netjack]

i heard creative remote center 1.21 works with this remote and seems a lot more user friendly from the screenshots i've seen of the program. only problem is I can't seem to find it anywhere to d/l it. Even creative doesn't carry it anymore..Anyone know where else I can find it?

 

[Dran]

Originally posted by: jau
Ok I got my remote today... but it won't detect my windows media player.... any1 get it to work or got a solution.

Yeah. Use Girder or IRAssistant. Information just above your post.

 

[Dran]

Originally posted by: Flatbroke
Good info guys, I think that this is what Anandtech community is all about. Just too bad they close the thread when it hits around 400 replies. 😉

Good call. I'll archive this page daily just in case, and if/when it's closed, mirror it on my webspace. 🙂

 

[Dran]

Originally posted by: Snuffaluffaguss
I maybe dumb, but how do you put the battery in? Thanks in advance

Flip the remote over and look at the bottom (not the back, the bottom). You'll see a very small slide-out. Push the notched part in (looks like a vertical = character), toward the slide-out, and use your finger/thumbnail to pull the slide-out out. Drop the battery in with the + facing up, matching the + on the slide-out. Re-insert, with the + side facing the back of the remote.

 

[GrandVizor]

Ordered, and received it already.
But...but...doesn't work on XP.........🙁

 

[austonia]

it works just fine on XP. I just got mine today, loaded it up and using it right now. u don't even need to reboot.

 

[aceO07]

Anybody find the Girder forum?

edit: If you search for Girder forum in Google, you can visit the cached version.

 

[jau]

hey dran trying to up your post count? LOL
well i tried out grider but i have absolutely no clue on how to use it... 🙁 maybe someone can export their settings and share it?

 

[187]

i got in on this deal, hope it works well with windows XP PRO edt and winamp. thats all i really need it for.. to adjust the vol and playlist of winamp while laying on my bed.. hope it works!

 

[razorstone]

Originally posted by: J9JM3
Compgeeks is an up and up company. Shipping does take a while.

their shipping isn't slow 🙂, i ordered on 9/30 11:47:00 PM
then got mine 10/3 9:00am

the funny thing is the same delivery guy who just delivered my stuff from officemax on monday :]

btw i use winxp it workz fine. & when i press volume up it goes fast, no delay at all.
prolly cuz i used old version winamp? i duno

 

[Dran]

Originally posted by: jau
hey dran trying to up your post count? LOL

No. Just wasn't in the mood to scroll up and down, or chop up a big copy/paste into usable format. *shrug*

Besides... quantity doesn't matter. Quality does. ;-)

 

[RichC]

For those of you having trouble with the volume in Winamp, just go to the key selection screen (under Creative Remote Selector). There's an option to change the main volume (sound board volume), as opposed to the volume on Winamp. Remap the volume buttons and you should have a volume switch that works a little better. Hope this helps.

 

[m3avrck]

Well I just got my remote today and it looks great. Running WinXP and installed the software on the CD. That stuff seemed to work fine, but only controlled one app at a time.

I tried using that IRAssistant program, but that is posing some problems. I can set up a macro to open winamp, but I can't get play, stop, forward, ect... to work. Any ideas?

If people have macros working for programs, maybe we can set something up where they export those and let us other unlucky guys import those and hopefully get things to work? 🙂

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

I have had problems using macros with IRAssistant as well. I had my HTPC working fine with an earlier version but as soon as I updated to the latest they all stopped working. I assume there is a bug, but I haven't seen it addressed anywhere.

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: m3avrck
Well I just got my remote today and it looks great. Running WinXP and installed the software on the CD. That stuff seemed to work fine, but only controlled one app at a time.

I tried using that IRAssistant program, but that is posing some problems. I can set up a macro to open winamp, but I can't get play, stop, forward, ect... to work. Any ideas?

If people have macros working for programs, maybe we can set something up where they export those and let us other unlucky guys import those and hopefully get things to work? 🙂

Check out the IrAssistant downloads page again. it has exactly what you're looking for

 

[bizmark]

Got mine a few days ago.... installed it yesterday. Was very happy to let my computer sit there, the monitor went to standby after 3 minutes, and still I was able to change tracks on WinAmp from across the room at my homework desk. Normally I'd have to log in to WinXP again (password-protected screen saver... annoying roommates using my computer while I'm gone) to change it... turning on the monitor again, etc. I was pleasantly surprised that it controlled WinAmp through the WinXP password protection. I'm very happy with the remote 🙂

BTW I think the best use of this remote in WinAmp, if you have a huge playlist, is to put WinAmp in Shuffle mode and just hit the 'next' button when it comes to a song you don't like or you just don't want to hear at the time. Also RAQemUP the Shift-(Next-Track) button will skip 10 songs in WinAmp if you're going through a playlist sequentially.

edit: oh yeah, my CD also wasn't readable, so I had to d/l the drivers/software here http://www.compgeeks.com/drivers/Creative_Remote.zip

 

[Dran]

Originally posted by: m3avrck
Well I just got my remote today and it looks great. Running WinXP and installed the software on the CD. That stuff seemed to work fine, but only controlled one app at a time.

I tried using that IRAssistant program, but that is posing some problems. I can set up a macro to open winamp, but I can't get play, stop, forward, ect... to work. Any ideas?

I had a heck of a time getting Winamp to work, too. Turned out to be that I was hitting Shift when I was typing the letting I wanted for the keyboard emulation. Winamp interpretted that as Shift + the letter, and it passed along Shift + letter to Winamp. When I remapped each of the macros to a lowercase letter, it worked beautifully.

If people have macros working for programs, maybe we can set something up where they export those and let us other unlucky guys import those and hopefully get things to work? 🙂

Here (right-click and save, or it'll open in a window instead of downloading) is what I have mine set up for. It's the entire set of groups and macros I use, set for general volume control, ATi DVD player, CD player, PowerDVD, Winamp, and WinTV. You should be able to just download it, rename irassist.cmd in your IRAssistant directory, and copy the downloaded irassist.cmd to there. Launch IRAssistant, and re-train the buttons as you see fit.

I'd provide a list of buttons used for each program, but I've got to get ready for work now. :-/

 

[m3avrck]

Eh, IRAssistant still giving me headaches. Thanks for the help though. Might just stick with the default software for now. All I really needed to control was winamp and media player anyways. No need for a macro to launch each either, I'll open each when I want it anyways.

But yea, this remote is great, no more having to getup and goto the computer to change songs. Random play does work the best too.

 

[netjack]

dran, your link doesn't work anymore. Can you repost the file?

thnx

 

[Dran]

Originally posted by: netjack
dran, your link doesn't work anymore. Can you repost the file?

The server's down. Anyone who wants a copy, PM me with an e-mail addy and I'll send it as soon as I get home from work today.

 

[paulieside]

talk about luxery

 

[neovan]

There is also a 10% off code out there. 🙂

 

[PDubs]

Seems like most everyone is happy with this IR. I'm in.

 

[BHeemsoth]

well since im only 16, and I dont have a credit card, I was forced to buy mine on ebay and use paypal. It cost me 16 freekin bucks total. I hate being a kid.

 

[Heifetz]

Is there anyway we can have the default software use winamp3 instead of winamp? The program defaults to winamp, even though I have both winamp 2.8 and winamp 3 installed. There doesn't seem to be anyway to customize the program path.