Adinnieken said:
Since everyone has commented so far, I'll provide an answer. |
??? if he has a projector he probably doesn't have a TV in front of it.... my 2 cents :D
Adinnieken said:
Since everyone has commented so far, I'll provide an answer. |
??? if he has a projector he probably doesn't have a TV in front of it.... my 2 cents :D
Keywords are IR Blaster.
You'll have to position the IR blaster (sold separately) coming out of the back of your Xbone to the front of the device you want it to control.
So it will only control one device at a time (stereo, tv or cable/sat box... not all at same time).
While this is interesting, I think its not very practical.
endimion said:
??? if he has a projector he probably doesn't have a TV in front of it.... my 2 cents :D |
Obviously I' meant screen.
superchunk said: Keywords are IR Blaster. You'll have to position the IR blaster (sold separately) coming out of the back of your Xbone to the front of the device you want it to control. So it will only control one device at a time (stereo, tv or cable/sat box... not all at same time). While this is interesting, I think its not very practical. |
No. The Kinect acts as an IR Blaster.
Built into Kinect are three IR LEDs. The signal is blasted out into the room, and if it all works as planned, reflects back into the device you're trying to control.
endimion said:
so yeah it will double as an harmony remote for a 100 bucks more sign me up right now eyes closed |
Guess you don't have and S4. Works really well. Tv guide works good too. Find the show, press it and off it goes. I can voice serch for shows too.
Adinnieken said:
No. The Kinect acts as an IR Blaster. |
You've got to be kidding me. That is the "plan"? My thoughts that it was an additional blast sound like it would actually work, albiet limited to a single device. This sounds completely foolish.
edit: what about other devices picking up on similar signals? or similar devices nearby? omg this is going to fail.
superchunk said:
You've got to be kidding me. That is the "plan"? My thoughts that it was an additional blast sound like it would actually work, albiet limited to a single device. This sounds completely foolish. |
Nope. You've never operated a device via reflection? It's pretty fun when it works. Roll away from the TV, point the remote at the wall behind you and things turn off. The challenge are getting the angle right and if something absorbs the signal.
However, considering that the IR emitter on Kinect is significantly more powerful than a remote control, I believe it's able to flood the room with the light and ensure something will reflect the signal back into the device.
My guess is that it works pretty well, otherwise that wouldn't be even considered as an option.
the-pi-guy said:
It's one thing to have a preference, but that doesn't seem to be what Multimedialover has. PS4 has multimedia player features too. There isn't much that One can do that PS4 won't. So I'm not sure what you are using as a basis. |
I agree that the PS4 has a lot of features that Sony hasn't pushed in their messaging. But it doesn't have HDMI throughput and it doesn't have IR blasters for systems control. That's part of the difference between having a Kinect and not having the PSeye as standard changes. Not having HDMI in is a MAJOR difference on the Multimedia experience.
Adinnieken said: Nope. You've never operated a device via reflection? It's pretty fun when it works. Roll away from the TV, point the remote at the wall behind you and things turn off. The challenge are getting the angle right and if something absorbs the signal. |
Considering I have yet to find any device that uses an IR Blaster that doesn't directly point at the device they want to control, I think this will fail for most people that don't have the optimum room configuration.
My house as an example has a large front room that opens up to a casual dining space. There is no wall directly behind my couch that faces the TV/ent center. Granted, I know I don't have to have WiiU Gamepad pointed directly at TV for its TV/Cable/Sat functions to work. (Too bad it didn't work other devices too and it would be the perfect universal remote)
the-pi-guy said:
I don't see it being able to do anything, just a tiny convenience. All it would be doing is getting input and able to output onto Television while doing other things. But I don't see that as being a game changer. Convenience, definitely. But not something that unquestionably improves experience. The IR blasters though, could be added, in fact that's what the other user thought this meant. That it was a separate thing. Some remotes already do something similar. So, it's great if you have a preference, but it's no reason to knock what the PS4 is doing. |
What you are saying is exactly my point. Most of the M$/XBOXOne haters seem to only acknowledge features that they want for themselves(somewhat understandable), but find a way to totally dismiss any feature that doesn't enhance their vision of core gaming. The features that I mention do only directly impact a smaller portion of the buyers TODAY. The Home Theatre area is an exploding market and will impact system sales and uses much more every year going forward.