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by plasman
Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:15 am
Forum: Non-JP1
Topic: Do I need a JP1 and Cable or is there a USB IR sender avail?
Replies: 8
Views: 11114

I appreciate the explanation. Looking forward to trying the RCA.
by plasman
Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:51 am
Forum: Non-JP1
Topic: Do I need a JP1 and Cable or is there a USB IR sender avail?
Replies: 8
Views: 11114

You guys are way above my head at this point, but it sounds like I should get a RCA RCRP05B and start learning.

I've been told that the usbuirt.com device can apparently do what I want as well by using the LrnHelper utility: www.usbuirt.com/lrnhelper_0_0_5.zip file. Their instructions say that ...
by plasman
Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:51 pm
Forum: Non-JP1
Topic: Do I need a JP1 and Cable or is there a USB IR sender avail?
Replies: 8
Views: 11114

If there were a PC USB IR sender that did it (possibly what people use for LIRC), it would still be more expensive than the cheapest JP1 remote and much more complicated. All you need to solve your problem is a $15 RCA RCRP05B JP1 remote. You don't need any cables, and the conversion software is ...
by plasman
Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:36 pm
Forum: Non-JP1
Topic: Do I need a JP1 and Cable or is there a USB IR sender avail?
Replies: 8
Views: 11114

Do I need a JP1 and Cable or is there a USB IR sender avail?

Total Newbie here -
I am using URC RF20's for my house (cheap and easy to use but very limited built in IR codes for newest receivers/blu-ray etc). The RF20's can learn, but there are some discrete codes that are not on the device remote (such as Discrete off for Sony BDP-S370 Blu-Ray) that I see ...