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Eboni Kleifgen

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Aug 2, 2024, 7:52:36 AM8/2/24

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Taking the same IR registry edit concept you can edit your Media Center PC registry and set it so that your PC will respond to any Microsoft IR device, whether that be a Zune IR remote, or an Xbox 360 media remote.

There are several versions of the Zune IR remote, both types are pictured here. So by simply performing the registry edit you can now have virtually any IR remote in the Microsoft family of remotes controlling your Media Center PC.

Five+ year veteran media center user. Over the years I have built over 20 media center pc's whether it has been to upgrade an existing system in my setup, or to build a media center pc (HTPC) for friends or family. My other passion besides HTPC's and Media Center is Home Theater. After purchasing my first home with a blank slate in the basement, I completely finished it off, building a home theater with a 120" front projection setup and 7.1 surround sound system. So between Media Center and Home theater that is what you'll find me talking about here. Like Adam Thursby, between the two of us are probably the only Zune users you'll find. I started out with an iPod nano but eventually found my way to the Zune and the Zune software and never looked back. Also like Josh Pollard I too am a mobile phone/smart phone gadget nerd. In my "day job" one of my job responsibilities is to test out new phones, specifically windows mobile phones, and test them out with our exchange server and trouble shoot end user issues. I am also a Blackberry convert as I recently got a Blackberry Storm for personal use and absolutely love it! I am a huge forum troll, you can find me on AVSforums, TGB, Missingremote, Hardforums, and even the AU media center forums. I like to help out where I can when it comes to HTPC's and media center in general, so if there are questions to be had, I try to answer them the best I can.

In a sea of smart TVs, and cheap streaming devices, does the HTPC still fit in? I recently found myself faced with the decision of either upgrading my old HTPC, or abandoning it altogether. Ultimately, I did decide to build a new computer for my entertainment center, but that approach may not be the best for your own media needs.

A HTPC is a full blown computer, and is priced accordingly. You can buy one pre-built or customize your own. Budgets vary wildly as you shop around with around $1,000 sufficiently satisfying a variety of entertainment needs.

I realized that I could use transmission remote, flirc usb, a wireless xbox one dongle to use my game controller, and some handy happs that let me launch bash scripts from my phone. I realized the potential of creating power HTPC builds repurposing computers from the junk pile that are great for linux support.

with some handy scripting and being able to utilize these skills I have acquired over the years I have full functionality of being able to ditch the keyboard in the loung or bedroom for an htpc build and entirely use my phone to remotely ad downloads, a script that runs youtube-dl in the background to save music I add to a playlist, remotely add torrents from my phone, and launch retroarch for some nice emulation on PS1, DOS games, Dreamcast and PSP games.

My sole purpose is to archive terrobytes of media over time to the point where years later it will become lost media and hard to find. A 100tb NAS to store and backup every single TV Show, Game, Movie etc for years to come.

I am running HTPCs in the house for a number of reasons, including the ability to use a nice TV with lightening damaged HDMI. A program above the Plex HTPC program would allow streaming sites and other apps to be selected with my Gimibox keypad without resorting to the air mouse or keyboard. It would also be nice for this application to be Linux/Windows agnostic. I have installed tools for Java development and am about to start coding.