can't imagine anythign worse that a mouse and remote combined.
if you use it on VMC then you'll have to keep it absolutly steady when using the buttons to navigate or the mouse feature will keep moving the menu all over the place....
with a button to turn on and off the mouse i now see the point of it.
but at $180 i'd rather stick with the $40 standard MCE remote from ebay. after all why do i want an LCD on the remote to tell me what is already on the screen of the HTPC?
Because the remote has RF capabilities, you can be quite some distance away from the display. Now lets say your'e done listening to the CD you have on for an hour, from the remote you can navigate your music library, change the playlist or see the title of the song that is playing. All from outside on the patio or in the laundry room or wherever. Convenience of not having to get up to see the display is a big plus.
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can't imagine anythign worse that a mouse and remote combined.
if you use it on VMC then you'll have to keep it absolutly steady when using the buttons to navigate or the mouse feature will keep moving the menu all over the place....
It has a button to turn the mouse on and off.
with a button to turn on and off the mouse i now see the point of it.
but at $180 i'd rather stick with the $40 standard MCE remote from ebay.
after all why do i want an LCD on the remote to tell me what is already on the screen of the HTPC?
Because the remote has RF capabilities, you can be quite some distance away from the display. Now lets say your'e done listening to the CD you have on for an hour, from the remote you can navigate your music library, change the playlist or see the title of the song that is playing. All from outside on the patio or in the laundry room or wherever. Convenience of not having to get up to see the display is a big plus.