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    sup, i have a question about infrared..

    my motherboard has support for infrared, unfortunately, i think that i might need a IR module/IR connector..... many websites say i gotta make it, but i would prefer it if i could buy it.... for $10 CDN or less....

    my ultimate goal is to control winamp with a remote control.

    any suggestions? should i buy it or make it?


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  • #2
    The infrared module is not for remote controls that give you the option to switch music in WinAmp, but it's for infrared keyboards and mice.

    If you do use an infrared module for your keyboard, the bad thing about it is that there can't be anything in the line of sight between the keyboard/mouse's infrared port and the infrared module, for otherwise the k/m won't react. In direct sunlight the stuff won't work.

    Jord, half awake..
    Jordâ„¢

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    • #3
      alrite, then how would i coontrol winamp with a remote then?

      there is a winamp plugin that allows this
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      P5A-B AMD K6-266@300
      Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP (oh, lets party)
      Creative SB Awe32 (a classic, superb card)
      Realtek 8029A NIC Card
      64meg Ram
      Ali V agp chipset
      ICQ UIN: 24730025

      [This message has been edited by nehalmistry (edited 30 September 2000).]
      <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
      VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
      Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
      128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
      Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
      Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
      Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
      Realtek 8029A NIC Card
      Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
      Actima 36X CD-Rom
      Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
      Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
      Windows 2000 (primary)
      Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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      • #4
        That probably works through your soundcard or videocard. For TV-in videocards, you can use your remote control to change channels, so prolly there's a soundcard which controls this as well.
        Jordâ„¢

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        • #5
          http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...uir/index.html

          I am planning on making a few of these.

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          • #6
            Infrared is also used to transfer files. I have been doing this with laptops and w2k, its fast and pretty damm cool.

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            • #7
              You can also buy IR receivers that hook up to an external COM port.
              Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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              • #8
                wombat, how much they cost?

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                P5A-B AMD K6-266@300
                Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP (oh, lets party)
                Creative SB Awe32 (a classic, superb card)
                Realtek 8029A NIC Card
                64meg Ram
                Ali V agp chipset
                ICQ UIN: 24730025
                <font size="1">Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X MoBo
                VIA Apollo Pro 133a (694x/686A) chipset (4x agp, UDMA 66)
                Celeron II 733 CPU (coppermine 128)
                128meg (2x64) 133mhz SDRam
                Matrox Milleniumm G200 AGP 16 mb
                Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital model 0100 (MP3+, Gamer)
                Quantum LM 30 gig HD 7200 RPM UDMA 66
                Realtek 8029A NIC Card
                Optiquest V775 17" Monitor
                Actima 36X CD-Rom
                Advansys 510 SCSI Card (ISA, but good enuf for my burner)
                Yamaha 6416 CD-RW
                Windows 2000 (primary)
                Slackware Linux 9.0(secondary/emergency)</font>

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                • #9
                  Check the link I posted, there is reference to one you can buy for $35 US.

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