Hi everyone,
I have just gotten a Harmony 525 remote to use with my HTPC, with my HTPC using:
Antec Fusion 430 Case
Vista Ultimate
XBMC (holds my Video/music/Picture libraries & play DVD's)
WMC (Access Live TV & Guide)
Imon (software for the IR in my case presumably)
But I am a bit lost in setting up the Harmony remote to work with XBMC, and switch to WMC when I need it to. Yes, I am still learning this stuff.
I have asked this question elsewhere, with the general responces being rudeness and calls of "noob", so I am at my wits end. There is so much conflicting information out there, that I don't know which direction I should be taking. This is not my first effort to find information about this. I have done some searches on the net which have resulted in confusing me even more.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for how I need to be setting up the remote?
Some thoughts / questions. I know there are a lot of questions below and I don't expect them all to be answered, I would just like some helpful hints to point me in the right direction at the very least...
Do I set up a device in the Harmony software using my Antec Case as the specified device? Or should it be an MCE remote device?
Do I set up seperate devices for each piece of software (XBMC and WMC), and if I do this, does that mean I can program all the keys to work differently for each device? Can I program a key to work like keystrokes on a keyboard, which is what XBMC apparently works around?
I assume that if I can assign keystrokes on a keyboard to a button, then I will be able to assign a macro execution to a keystroke. For example, alt tabbing between XBMC and WMC, if they are both open. Or alternatively, can I get the Remote to switch programs in the HTPC when I select a unique device?
What about event ghost? I had the elitists on the other forum tell me I have to use this software in order for my harmony to work in XBMC when it is set as an MCE! Why the hell would I need third party software when the harmony is supposed to be a "smart" remote?
Thanks for reading. Hope you can help.