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    dv6700t question: What non-QP DVD-player can I use with the HP remote?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by octavia, Jun 11, 2008.

  1. octavia

    octavia Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a DVD music video on my C:// folder. For some stupid reason, QuickPlay doesn't play it; when I get it to play it, it's too slow and there's no sound. QP sucks anyway. The same DVD can be played perfectly with VLC media player, but I can't control it with the included remote.

    Is there another free dvd player that I can control the the HP remote? Or is there a way to link the remote with VLC media player?
     
    octavia, Jun 11, 2008
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  2. netkiller

    netkiller Notebook Consultant

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    Setting the global hotkeys for vlc player will make the remote work. Sadly, I don't know where or how to set it. You could try using mplayerc 6.40.1. It takes no more than 5Mb and doesn't require installation, just drag and it will play most stuff. The dvd probably cant play due to missing codec that quickplay doesn't have for that media.
     
    netkiller, Jun 11, 2008
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  3. flipfire

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    the mini-remote will work with WMP and winamp. You have to enable global hotkeys in winamp
     
    flipfire, Jun 11, 2008
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  4. octavia

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    can winamp play dvd?
     
    octavia, Jun 13, 2008
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  5. srunni

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    Yeah, but VLC's better. You should try to get those keys working, and it shouldn't be too hard. The play, pause, etc. buttons on the remote have the same keycode as those at the top of the keyboard, and they're detected in Linux, so you should be able to create software to control it. I'm not sure if anything like that exists already, though.
     
    srunni, Jun 13, 2008
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    I just use WMP w/ k-lite mega codec pack to watch dvd's
     
    flipfire, Jun 14, 2008
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