NoviiRemote: Replace all your remote controls with your PPC

bkbroil · #1 03-21-2004, 11:50 AM

PDA Buyers Guide has a review of the NoviiRemote software that allows you to map all of your electronic equipment your PPC. The cool thing about this software is you "supposedly" do not need a consumer grade IR port for it to work.
For a while now, users of some iPAQ and Sony Clie PDA models have enjoyed using their PDAs as remote controls for their entertainment equipment using the built-in consumer grade IR and remote control software included with those units. By eliminating a handful of remote controls, you can control all devices in the entertainment center with a single tool: your PDA. NoviiRemote allows users who don't have PDAs with built-in consumer IR and remote controls to enjoy the same convenience.
If you can't find the codes that came with the NoviiRemote and you have lost your original remote control, you can send in a request to NoviiMedia. They will even help you find the codes.

Do you use a IR Remote on your PPC? If you do, is this worth looking into? Let the rest of us know.. 8)

knelson · #2 03-21-2004, 02:56 PM

I have Nevo that came with my IPAQ, and to be totally honest I spent the time to set it up, download updates, skin it and never use it. Seems like the remote is sitting there and no need to get my pocketpc

bkbroil · #3 03-21-2004, 08:56 PM

That's what I thought...why bother getting the application out and running when I can just reach for the remote and hit the buttons...I think it would be a waste of money for me. :? But thanks for confirming.

sracer · #4 03-21-2004, 09:25 PM

ah, but you are missing out on the joys of "Being in control"! Eating dinner at Applebee's or Outback... or Ruby Tuesday and don't like what's on? Simply glance at the make of the TV, tap a few buttons, and PRESTO!

To see the look of astonishment on my wife's face when while we were at Applebee's, I changed the football (I hate football) game to the SciFi channel!

(not to mention the rest of the patrons

)

Brad Isaac · #5 03-21-2004, 09:35 PM

sracer's got a good point. Every now and again we'll be the only patrons in a local burger joint and I'll flip the station using Nevo. Does that justify the purchase? Probably not, but it's fun.

bkbroil · #6 03-21-2004, 09:36 PM

Now that's worth paying for the software. I love it.

Brad Isaac · #7 03-21-2004, 09:55 PM

If you are going for the "annoyance factor" then switch channels on your wife from the next room when she is watching her favorite show.

Payback is hell, but it's funny.

sracer · #8 03-22-2004, 10:59 AM

Nevo is fantastic and one of the undersold features of the 2215. I set up macros that automatically switch: inputs on my HDTV, sizing, 3:2 pull-down, audio levels, and DVD player settings... all with the touch of one button! (And I have another one defined to set it all back for TV viewing)
it's really quite nice.
So if Novii can do that kind of stuff too, it would be worth it for those not fortunate enough to have 2215s.

bkbroil · #9 03-22-2004, 11:18 AM

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So if Novii can do that kind of stuff too, it would be worth it for those not fortunate enough to have 2215s.

From the review:

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-NoviiRemote works quite well with most entertainment devices, but if you have a device that keeps giving you trouble, try using the Double Mode for the learning process.

So I guess it's a learning remote and can do whatever your regular remote can do.

sracer · #10 03-22-2004, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bkbroil

So I guess it's a learning remote and can do whatever your regular remote can do.

Right, but that is a bit different than "keystroke macros"...
In "learning mode", (Nevo has that too), you simply point the original remote to the IR receiver of the 2215, and point-n-shoot. It is for learning and assigning one button from the original remote at a time.
"keystroke macros" allow you to perform multiple remote control button presses (even controlling multiple devices) with a single press of PDA "button".
(eg. you could have a single keypress that did all this: TV input select - AUX 1, cable box channel 120, TV volume mute, Stereo volume up)

Brad Isaac · #11 03-22-2004, 02:48 PM

sracer,
How often do you launch Nevo and use it?

sracer · #12 03-27-2004, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Brad Isaac

sracer,
How often do you launch Nevo and use it?

I use it virtually every time I sit down to watch a movie on DVD, approximately once a week. I have a backlog of DVDs (numbering in the 100's) that I purchased but haven't watch yet...but that's another story.