Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


kwyjibo

19 posts

Geek


#4537 31-Jul-2005 16:22
Send private message

i'm thinking of getting the quoted to deal with email, appointments and diaries, etc but want something that will double as a universal remote control. will the infrared beam be strong enough on these items to do said job. I used to have a ipaq 3970 a few years back and that did it fine, just not sure with these later models

any help or recommendations welcome, thank you.

Create new topic
freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
80646 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 41030

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

#17306 31-Jul-2005 16:44
Send private message

Most current Pocket PC have IrDA, which is not suitable for remote control, which requires CIR (Consumer InfraRed). Some of the latest HP models comes with CIR though - the and RZ37xx series for example. They even come with a remote control program if I am not mistaken.





Referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies 

 

Support Geekzone by subscribing (browse ads-free), or making a one-off or recurring donation through PressPatron.

 




kwyjibo

19 posts

Geek


  #17308 31-Jul-2005 17:06
Send private message

ah ok and the likes of the old ipaq 3790 had this CIR? so basically i need to fork out quite a bit of cash to get one that will do what i want :(

tonyhughes
Hawkes Bay
8476 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 6

Retired Mod
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #17312 31-Jul-2005 17:50
Send private message

I had an ipaq 1940, the Ir is not good enough for that (and its on the side - what a pain)

I have an Ipaq H5450 for sale with CIR and Nevo remote software bundled (works -really- well).

PM me your email address if interested

Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.