Thread: Linux MCE with N800
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DemonBob is offline DemonBob
2007-12-10 , 14:35
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Originally Posted by brendan View Post

just googled it, and i doubt the n800 will be of value, for complete control anyway, as it has no IR port, so it cant control tvs and the likes that use IR remotes. i think RF would be out too, as the n800 cannot broadcast radio, just tune to FM.
Actually it can control TV's, you can buy a networked IR replicator device that LinuxMCE can talk to and turn the devices on. So you control LinuxMCE with the N800, and tell it to turn everything on and LinuxMCE will. The N800 makes as a good orbiter for LinuxMCE, i have a few buddies using it as one.

Device I mentioned. http://www.globalcache.com/products/gc-index.html

I currently use LinuxMCE at the house, and a was using a Dell Axim X51 for the orbiter (got rid of it, battery life was crap), currently have been looking at an N800 or N810 to control the house for portability.