Can you turn the MDA Vario into a TV Remote? - 8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General

I notice it has infared...

I think so, but the beam only goes about a yard or so, so you have to be pretty close to your tv.

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jam not for remote control uses?

is it correct that my jam (mda compact cant be used to control tv etc ,due to the infa red not being upto spec?
thanks
Yep, it's quite weak.
1-2m or so I think.
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great shame
thanks for the input
Try 'TV Remote Controller'. I find it works perfectly well on my Jam and will control my TV from 3-4 meters (which is more than enough most of the time).
Yeah, I can get around 4 metres range without any issue using the same program. Mind you it's not the program that determines the range, but it's good anyway.

MDA USA, Tv Remote program...

Hey everyone! After searching on the forums and other sites for a long time i have came to a holt!
I'm looking for a IR remote control program for my T-Mobile MDA USA WM5 (WIZA200), and I have tried alot of programs... Lets see, so far no luck at all, most of the programs I downloaded install fine and I can run them but no IR ANYTHING! They can't seem to send or 'Learn' any of the IR signals.... So it makes me really frustrated, and I am wanting a program to control my home intertainment center..
If anyone could help with maybe supplying me with a download link or maybe one of the programs that have been 'modded' to run with theWizard then that would be awesome!
Thanks in advance, hope to hear a reply!
i dont think the hardware on the fone is capable to support the function you want....but im not 100% sure
hmm, can anybody confirm this, the wizard does have a IR port, and most of the programs installed and runned fine(other then it couldn't send or receive IR....)
Hi, I just remeber when I was reading some reviews about the wizard that a review had confirmed that:
The reviewer said that he could use the kjam as a remote controller for his TV and DVD player from almost any distance within his room.
I was happy, but I have some doubt with regard to (any distance), since I think that IR range is not enough to send for a 4 meters distance!
I really dont remember where I have read this but I am sure that I have read it, so I think that the wizard is capable of using IR as a remote control, but there is somehow a lack of software support for this issue.
good luck all
Hi, just a corrrection, may be I have mixed things up.
I searched for the topic on the internet and I found that it was talking about JASJAR, here what was exactly written:
"Originally Posted by Tekflow at http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=30449
This is one good surprise. I have been using Pocket PC Phones since the first O2 XDA, then XDA II, then i-mate PDA2, and none was really compatible with any TV remote control software (unless you sit at a distance of 1 meter from your TV!). But now everything changed with the Jasjar. The IRDA is so powerful: I am using it as a TV/DVD/VCR... remote control nearly from any distance (even with small obstacles between the TV and the Jasjar). I tried NoviiRemote and Total Remote: they both worked perfectly.
Good news!"
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the link is: http://forum2.mobile-review.com//archive/index.php/t-35506.html
but do you think that the IrDA port of the kjam is very different from JASJAR's?? I really need to know! tell us guys!!
As far as I know Novii is currently looking at the specifications of TI chip so that they could customise their famous Novii TV Remote to work with Wizard.
PPB
So I desided to write a little dilly about what remote programs don't work for the MDA! ( AKA: WIZA200 )!!
So it starts here!
#1 Vito Remote - Will not reconize the IR port! ( What a supprise! lol )
#2 Novii Remote - Don't even start with this one, nice interface though!
#3 Windows remote II ( I think...)
Feel free to add to this list! And if you find a IR remote program for the MDA then please fill us in!
Right now i'm testing Total Remote, but don't get your hopes up, it seems to lock-up when trying to train, but I'm not giving up yet because I might have some settings wrong!
BTW Bust I can't wait for Novii to get that done!
I only have a wallaby, but the hardware is just about the same, as far as the IR is concerned.
I'm not familiar enough with the newer devices, but I do know that the ir components in the wallaby/BA, and many other pda devices from that time period, are capable of being used as remotes, with the only real drawback being transmit distance (the hardware is not the same as a real remote controller).
I use pdawin's tv remote 5.5, and it works about 8 feet or so (about 3 meters). it learns and what not.....
another post I have read says that netremote from proximus also works..... good luck
i'm not sure about the jasjar, but keep in mind that consumer ir is what has a much longer distance
my clie worked really far away
i tried the jam's ir and it was 2 meters ish
haven't tried the wizard's ir for remote though
Hmm, see the thing with the Wizard is that I can't find a program that will reconize the IR port, it's not a distance problem.... So if anyone knows of a remote program for the Wizard, then that would be awesome!
don't bother
It's not worth your time. Both the jasjar and the wizard have FIR or Fast infared which means it will only transmit about 2.5 feet (if your lucky)away from the reciever. You need to find devices that use CIR or commercial infared. I'm pretty sure they don't make one in a minisd format so you will have to play the waiting game. Another way aroung this is to get a remote repeater and have your infred port right next ot it but that sucks also
It's not worth your time. Both the jasjar and the wizard have FIR or Fast infared which means it will only transmit about 2.5 feet (if your lucky)away from the reciever.
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It seems that JASJAR users are more lucky than u think, they got their remote control functioning from 'nearly any distance'
See my upper post and good luck
novii remote works fine
see this threwad for a similar discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43678&highlight=
just installed the novi 4.0 beta trial version and it works with my wiza200.
distance varies:
TV aprox. 3m
DVD (is on floor): 1.5 m
but TV is fine for me since the original remote broke into pieces and is just hold together with tesa.

Working software TV Remote Control

Hello guys,
I found software that works pefect with the wizard to IR remote your tv
no problem with distance
look @ www.wincesoft.de/html/remotecontrol_ii.html
first software i found that works
using novii remote for weeks.
i use the Novii Remote Deluxe v4.11 on my qtek 9100 and works fantastic! with mi philips tv, and LG Dvdplayer
Third to novii. It's really fantastic to control all my stuff (I have 6 components in my home theater!)
I prefer WinCESoft's RemoteControl II.
Some screenshots of RemoteControl II:
Try this with your "fantastic" Novii
The new version v2.12 was released yesterday at: www.WinCESoft.de
This would be so awesome at work!!! Next time they TRY to give us a safety meeting with a video, there's liable to be some little punk sitting in the corner with his 8125. And a really mad safety coordinator wondering why the dvd player won't stay on
JamesR311 said:
This would be so awesome at work!!! Next time they TRY to give us a safety meeting with a video, there's liable to be some little punk sitting in the corner with his 8125. And a really mad safety coordinator wondering why the dvd player won't stay on
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Haha so true.
jodepro said:
Hello guys,
I found software that works pefect with the wizard to IR remote your tv
no problem with distance
look @ www.wincesoft.de/html/remotecontrol_ii.html
first software i found that works
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So what kind of distance do you get with Remote Control II with an 8125??
just installed RemoteControl II, v2.12 on my hp ipaq4700...
IR working from over 4 metres - if only the program was a little more user friendly i'd buy it - very limited skins for new devices... no AMP skin and it has a VCR skin- haven't turned one of those on in over 8 years..
looks like the IR unit on the pda is good so will have to try other apps...
Now tried Nevo and Vito - neither support my 4700hp with the IR port at the button - (Vito has a rotate 180- but thats only for the buttons/labels - not the whole screen; and it doesn't do that very well) - back to remotecontrol II i guess...
what distance are people getting on this Software? Novii got barely 2 feet on my wizard.
Some say its software, some say its hardware.. just want to know what to expect.
hi to all,
I'm very happy about having Remotecontrol, but now i am looking for a Software that can read ccf files. I have heard about TV Remote control. Does anybody tested this app on a HTC Wizard? Pls help.
Lzaman

hermes and novii remote delux-does it wok?

hi, im using novii remote controler on my hermes but it sems he ir is not owerful enaugh to operate the applicationi need to be very close to the tv to change the channel,about 10 inches.is there a way to increase the strenghton the ir on my hermes? or it isjust the application? i used it with my universal before and there were no problms at all i could have changed the channels standing at the very end of the room. so it seems it is hermes and its ir.am i right?
the second question is the an application whcih will allow me to turn on and off the camera flash to be used as a torch without accessing camera app and the on and off flash? the best would be a today plug in.any help is appriciated. cheers
cudo
This is what you need for your second question;
http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases:VJCandela
When I used novii remote it needed to be pointed directly at the sensor and would only work from about 1.5-2m but I do remember that there was a version of the hermes that had a transmitter of lesser strength?
cudo said:
hi, im using novii remote controler on my hermes but it sems he ir is not owerful enaugh to operate the applicationi need to be very close to the tv to change the channel,about 10 inches.is there a way to increase the strenghton the ir on my hermes? or it isjust the application? i used it with my universal before and there were no problms at all i could have changed the channels standing at the very end of the room. so it seems it is hermes and its ir.am i right?
cudo
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I had the same problem when I had installed NoviiRemote Deluxe... I need to go about 10cm distance to my television that it changes the chanal... thats crapy...
Can anyone may help?
Cheers
I use Novii Remote, change channels when I'm 7 or so feet away from the TV.
This is because of the weak IR range of the 8525, with my old HP the range was bigger, 15 feet I think.
this is like the 5th thread ive seen on this topic in the last month!
IRDA on a mobile purpose : to connect while next to a computer.
remote control for the TV purpose : to change the channel from the other side of the room, not to be confused with someone who is walking past or walking upto a tv inorder to also change the channel.
been wanting to ask this question for a while now...
is there a universal remore with touch screen that runs windows mobile? or some other stripped down version of windows? like tablet edition?
cudo said:
hi, im using novii remote controler on my hermes but it sems he ir is not owerful enaugh to operate the applicationi need to be very close to the tv to change the channel,about 10 inches.is there a way to increase the strenghton the ir on my hermes? or it isjust the application? i used it with my universal before and there were no problms at all i could have changed the channels standing at the very end of the room. so it seems it is hermes and its ir.am i right?
the second question is the an application whcih will allow me to turn on and off the camera flash to be used as a torch without accessing camera app and the on and off flash? the best would be a today plug in.any help is appriciated. cheers
cudo
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Anything of this ? http://www.novii.tv/up/forum/viewforum.php?f=33
st3v3 said:
this is like the 5th thread ive seen on this topic in the last month!
IRDA on a mobile purpose : to connect while next to a computer.
remote control for the TV purpose : to change the channel from the other side of the room, not to be confused with someone who is walking past or walking upto a tv inorder to also change the channel.
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Well, my good old medion pda was able to change the channel from very long distances so it should be possible for the TYTN to do the same.
the Medion wasnt that running 2003 and almost when Bluetooth was a novelty?
Being a German brand who knows what magic they put in it, most likely it has a rod of Uranium 234 in it to help charge the batteries.
I tried several of those remote control softwares. Common problem is weak IR on the TyTN that was designed for other purposes as st3v3 pointed out.

infrared IR remote-control distance

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i wana use my mda pro as a remote-control for my tv but i need to go very near
distance only 10cm how can i make the distance longer?
With the XDA 2i (HTC Alpine) a large proportion were issued with the plastic over the IR LED not being transparent - leading to a VERY short range...
Maybe there is something similar going on with your Universal...
Does anyone know if this could be the case? My Uni is currently lent to someone so they can play with Linux on it.
Mine works fine as a remote control. I sit about 3-4m away. Am using "Remote Control II" by WinCESoft

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