Connecting HT to Computer - Page 2

AesthetiCz · 2nd February 2005, 5:42 PM

Hey guys i have a question, can i make it so i can choose my winamp song through my amp? I want to be able to select next song through the amp so i can use the remote. Is this possible?

afrikajeff · 2nd February 2005, 6:04 PM

It's not possible in the way you described it.

The easiest thing to do, would be to look on eBay for a PC remote (and receiver). From there, you can either:

a) use that remote to control winamp
or
b) if the remote you got with the amp is a learning remote, program it to send the same signals as the one you got off eBay.

Personally, I chose b), and it works very well for me

iNeLuKi · 2nd February 2005, 6:17 PM

If you have a tv tuner in your computer you can get a program like girder so you can control other programs with the tuner remote. Then its a simple matter to program the onkyo remote with the tuner remotes functions. If you don't have a tuner then do as Afrikajeff described and get a PC remote.

2nd February 2005, 5:42 PM	#16
AesthetiCz Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 438	Hey guys i have a question, can i make it so i can choose my winamp song through my amp? I want to be able to select next song through the amp so i can use the remote. Is this possible? __________________ successful trades: dafugg, Smoken

2nd February 2005, 6:04 PM	#17
afrikajeff Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Brisbane (west) Posts: 386	It's not possible in the way you described it. The easiest thing to do, would be to look on eBay for a PC remote (and receiver). From there, you can either: a) use that remote to control winamp or b) if the remote you got with the amp is a learning remote, program it to send the same signals as the one you got off eBay. Personally, I chose b), and it works very well for me

2nd February 2005, 6:17 PM	#18
iNeLuKi Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,567	If you have a tv tuner in your computer you can get a program like girder so you can control other programs with the tuner remote. Then its a simple matter to program the onkyo remote with the tuner remotes functions. If you don't have a tuner then do as Afrikajeff described and get a PC remote.