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#246647 - 17/01/2005 09:12 FS: Rio Remote
JayF
journeyman

Registered: 22/07/2004
Posts: 63
have an extra remote. Rio branded.

$60 shipped USPS Priority

[email protected]

Jay

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#246648 - 18/01/2005 20:56 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: JayF]
visuvius
addict

Registered: 18/02/2002
Posts: 658
Jesus $60 for a remote? Bit steep no?

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#246649 - 18/01/2005 21:11 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: visuvius]
JayF
journeyman

Registered: 22/07/2004
Posts: 63
Quote:
Jesus $60 for a remote? Bit steep no?


When these are available I see them sold for $50-$75. About a month ago I seen one sold on ebay for $75. If I end up needing one down the road then I'm sure I will have to pay ATLEAST $50.

You might be ok with using the cheaper $20 kenwood remote though.

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#246650 - 18/01/2005 21:18 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: visuvius]
matthew_k
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
Lesse... In January '02 durring the closeout sale I bought a remote from sonicblue.

Code:

Product Name Qty Ordered Qty Shipped Unit Price Amount
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Rio Car Remote 1 0 $ 29.95 $ 29.95
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Sub Total: $ 29.95
Tax: $ 2.47
Shipping: $ 3.95
Total: $ 36.37


So I paid close to $40 three years ago. That remote is still in it's plastic bag, sitting in a drawer. I've moved twice since then, and moved it each time. I have two others, so it's of no immediate use to me.

Why did I spend $40 three years ago? Because I didn't want to spend $60 now. If I had left that on my credit card for the three years, that'd come out to just around $60. Anyone who's selling their remote has either lost an empeg, or planned ahead three years ago.

Anyways, anyone is welcome to use any remote they want with their empeg thanks to Mark Lord's hijack, so anyone not wanting to pay todays prices doesn't have to.

Matthew

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#246651 - 18/01/2005 21:20 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: JayF]
matthew_k
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
I guess I'm a bit slow on the submit button...

Matthew

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#246652 - 19/01/2005 11:13 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: JayF]
Ladmo
addict

Registered: 04/09/2004
Posts: 525
Loc: Oklahoma
$60.00???? And everyone thought I was insane when I wanted to swap a remote for an Empeg Carrying Bag (I still will!)...oh wait...I remember, some bright person offered toast or something...heh heh heh...sorry...couldn't resist!
Are these things worth $60.00...I mean if you have a palm and can borrow a remote, you can program it the same....hmmm.

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#246653 - 19/01/2005 12:48 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: Ladmo]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
OOooohh.. I'd love a Palm app that simply acts as a remote.

But I don't think that is possible for a stock player, as the IR frequency is different ("consumer IR" for the remote, "IRDA" for the Palm). While the empeg has hardware for both IR standards, it would require extra s/w on the player to receive/use IRDA. I'd still like it, though.. or does Palantir already do this nicely?

Cheers

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#246654 - 19/01/2005 12:50 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: Ladmo]
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Quote:
.I mean if you have a palm and can borrow a remote, you can program it the same....hmmm.


Yeah, but the software for that costs at least 60 plus the cost of the Palm. $60 is steep, but like the said, they've gone for more than that. The Rio remote is the only remote made specifically for the empeg and there is a finite supply.

That being said, I don't use my remote that much.
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Brad B.

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#246655 - 19/01/2005 17:50 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: visuvius]
schofiel
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Naaah, dirt cheap, actually - prices have been varying between $75 and $210 (yes, honest!) since they disappeared.

Not made any more = extremely rare = pricey if you really want one.

It's a deal, it's a steal, it's the Sale of the Effin Century (to quote)
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One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

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#246656 - 19/01/2005 17:52 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: mlord]
schofiel
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
I thought the IRDA button codes were dropped into a /proc directory somewhere?
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#246657 - 19/01/2005 17:58 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: schofiel]
Daria
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
iirc it just reflects them back to the serial port fd the player software opens.

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#246658 - 19/01/2005 18:10 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: mlord]
cushman
veteran

Registered: 21/01/2002
Posts: 1380
Loc: Erie, CO
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OOooohh.. I'd love a Palm app that simply acts as a remote.

But I don't think that is possible for a stock player, as the IR frequency is different ("consumer IR" for the remote, "IRDA" for the Palm). While the empeg has hardware for both IR standards, it would require extra s/w on the player to receive/use IRDA. I'd still like it, though.. or does Palantir already do this nicely?

OmniRemote does this for you for $24.95 US. They basically control the IrDA port with hardware registers and the system clock as a timer to simulate consumer IR. I thought about doing this for my Palm, but the code has to be written for every hardware platform you wish to support.

I could make Empire/Palantir send remote codes, but the delay is slow with IrDA discover/etc. It would probably be just better to reverse engineer what OmniRemote does.
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Mark Cushman

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#246659 - 21/01/2005 03:36 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: JayF]
thrasher
enthusiast

Registered: 10/01/2002
Posts: 362
I have two remotes that I paid well over 50 bucks for. I will sell for 40 bucks each. All you have to do is get justin larson to send them to me.
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#246660 - 21/01/2005 11:04 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: cushman]
Ladmo
addict

Registered: 04/09/2004
Posts: 525
Loc: Oklahoma
I set up the OmniRemote (bought it some time ago for a different reason) and it worked pretty well. Then I found my remotes again, and all is well in LadmoLand. I guess I did something wrong if it is not suppose to work. I was using it on a Sony Clie with the Palm OS...

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#246661 - 09/04/2005 22:05 Re: FS: Rio Remote [Re: JayF]
lmsmith
new poster

Registered: 04/02/2002
Posts: 21
Are any of the mentioned remotes still for sale? I need one...

email me details at:
[email protected]

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