Hi there, I'm building a cheap HTPC, and I want to be able to control it via Infra Red with a standard remote control, and the best program I have found to do this is WinLIRC. However, I am unsure as to whether this works with USB infra red dongles? Anyone care to shed some light on the matter? (and before you say it, I have and didn't find anything conclusive)
depends whether or not it emulates a serial port, if it does your in luck as serial is all winlirc supports. I know lirc supports just about everything If not you can make a serial port reciever for a few quid: http://www.lirc.org/receivers.html