The Hauppauge Media Centre Remote Control Kit is an excellent choice for a direct replacement of the now defunct Microsoft Media Centre remote and IR receiver. Priced around AU$40, the kit is almost a direct replacement. Installation is as simple as plugging it in, since the drivers used are the same as the Microsoft device.
*Held in the hand the remote feels a bit lighter and more flimsy than the genuine Microsoft equivalent. When you open up the battery compartment the two AA cells (included) fir directly against the circuit board, no moulded internal case here. Overall it doesn't have quite the same finesse and feeling of robustness.
With no apparent ability to program the TV and volume buttons as soft button...
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