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Reddit mentions of Inteset USB External Infrared (IR) Kodi & Media Center Receiver with Cable for use with MCE and other Universal Remotes (Not the same as IReTV IR Receiver)
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Reddit mentions: 4
We found 4 Reddit mentions of Inteset USB External Infrared (IR) Kodi & Media Center Receiver with Cable for use with MCE and other Universal Remotes (Not the same as IReTV IR Receiver). Here are the top ones.
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Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7, 8 & 10 Compatible with MCE and Kodi. Not compatible with Windows XP.Smaller USB External receiver with a standard USB connector for your computerUses Microsoft eHome drivers, Drivers are native for W7 & W8 but must be loaded on W10.It does not work with the Xbox One. Protocol: RC6 IR Protocol. Cable Length: 60 inchesUse with our INT-422 or any RC6 Remote to control MCE, Hulu, XBMC, MythTV, LinuxMCE, Cinemar, SageTV, Beyond TV, MediaPortal, and other media applications.
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In my room I have this setup; my PC is connected to an A/V Receiver that goes to TV out, a usb infrared mce sensor (not this one), a logitech harmony 650 universal remote and a kit of philliphs hue lights for software I use eventghost and ScreenBloom to give a touch of ambiance to the room, with all things set up I just press one button on the harmony remote and it turns on the A/V receiver, tv, run the ScreenBloom app to fade the lights and opens steam in big picture, I also have some shortcuts for the SC Chord button to control the lights while gaming.
although I don't know if it would work if you stream your PC to TV with Steamlink or the like, since my setup is for a PC that is directly attached to and in proximity of your TV.
Definitely, here's the first random one I found:
https://www.amazon.com/Inteset-External-Infrared-Center-Receiver/dp/B00J5NRWFO
There are lots though, look around and find something that fits your use case.
there are two ways to do blu ray playback on pc as far as i know. the legit and straightforward one using a software like powerdvd (about 50$), or simply extract the actual video from the disc the same way pirates do (i don't think it's morally problematic if you're doing it to blu rays you bought yourself), but you'll see that there are tons of other free workarounds if you google "how to play blu ray on pc" . both power dvd and players that will work with extracted video files (mpc-hc, for example) will be able to do that DTS/Dolby to multichannel pcm.
as for remote, you'll simply need an IR receiver if you don't want to use the phone, and then program some [freeware software that works with IR receivers] (https://sourceforge.net/projects/winlirc/) to link the IR signals of the existing remote of your choice with specific actions in OS or particular programs.
so add another 70$ to my estimate above regarding the pc parts. so that's about 720$, but if you're willing to go second hand i'm pretty sure you can cut another 30% off that as well.
Sounds interesting. I was also able to find this: https://www.amazon.com/Inteset-External-Infrared-Center-Receiver/dp/B00J5NRWFO which multiple people in the comments say works the EventGhost MCE Remote Plugin.
The other thing to remember is that by default Kodi disallows control from other programs on the local machine or over the network so you will have to allow external program control if you haven't already.