Re: HAL2000 IR Control

["Tyson" <plasticsteak1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why don't they provide a Zwave device or an X10 device? There's too many
different types of hardware to provide you with a controller for all of
them. Buying the peripherals is up to you. FYI, "a homeseer" isn't an IR
learner, it's software.
~Tyson

"lski" <walski@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
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> Just bought HAL2000 and need to know why on earth I have to buy an Ocelot
or
> a homeseer etc to be able to learn and control IR devices!
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> When HAL is running on a PC in the first place, it seems bizarre that they
> don't seem to provide an interface for e.g.  a USB IR device like the
Media
> Centre 2005 IR unit which has IR in and out.
>
> Has anyone any ideas of how I can use HAL for IR control WITHOUT buying
> another expensive piece of h/ware?
>
> Walski
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