We Get Signal
Well, the new computer is more or less set up in the living room. Vista is having some driver problems, but nothing too monumental, and everything seems to be running smoothly. Bunky likes having the icons and font set to gargantuan sizes (like the huge E that you hopefully see on the eye doctor’s chart), and the computer is great for surfing the web. It gets a bit trickier when working remotely, because her job’s remote site doesn’t allow the end user to adjust font sizes and display options. Fortunately, Word itself allows for zooming, but it’s a bit tougher to navigate the remote desktop.
The main problem so far is the interaction of (what I believe is) the wireless mouse/keyboard and the cable box. The computer is unaffected by the problem, but the crappy remote that came with our DVR goes nuts while trying to navigate the channel guide now. Basically instead of just scrolling down one page, it gets stuck scrolling; this makes it very difficult to use the channel guide. Even more annoying is how the new remote that came with the TV refuses to work on the DVR. I used those codes, and basically tried every single code in the book after the suggested ones didn’t work. No luck. I’m not sure if a new universal remote controller would help solve both problems.
Oddly enough, unplugging the wireless receiver thing from the computer did not solve the problem (perhaps the mouse/keyboard was still transmitting). Also, using the arrows on the DVR itself to navigate does not trigger the scrolling problem.
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By Catnipped, 03/19/2007 @ 2:35 pm
Perhaps you should switch to a wired mouse for a bit just to see if that was really the problem. Could be your remote is just broken.
By Ender, 03/19/2007 @ 4:55 pm
Yeah, it sounds more like the remote itself may be broken (namely the scrolling tool), mostly because you said the discrete button-inputs would work fine.
I wouldn’t think the keyboard/mouse would interfere with anything else because they work on a different frequency.
By Kabitzin, 03/26/2007 @ 1:30 pm
Hmmm, Comcast is sending a tech out today to replace the box. The MTV channel is not working and this makes for a sad Bunky.