"ukrkoz" wrote:
I should be able to find Harmony at local Fry's.
here's the thing. I have 2 Rokus, high end and low end editions. High end one is in living room, with the fancy remote for Angry birds. the low end one is in my bedroom.
so far, and I have no reason to doubt response provided - remotes are not interchangeable, and low end remote does not work on high end Roku. I tried. Also, I have not seen any IR ports on that low end remote, looks exactly like high end one, with different buttons layout. I doubt it is IR remote, but I'll double check tonight. I do not see any point in buying a 3rd remote. I'd rather buy Harmony and run all my electronics off it, as it looks like Roku's to stay with me for a while.
This is the game remote:
http://blog.roku.com/wp-content/uploads ... remote.jpgThat's the only one Roku has produced that does not have infrared. If your high-end roku isn't responding to the low-end remote, then there are several possibilities:
1) Bad batteries
2) Interference (the back-light on some tvs can cause this, see this thread for an example:
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=43866&p=297602&hilit=backlight#p297602 )
3) bad IR port on the high-end roku (this one is unlikely, but certainly not impossible)
I have 3 rokus now, all different models from different years. I also have two game remotes and several other IR remotes (original and universal). All of the rokus respond to all of the IR remotes, including the Roku2 that has both game remotes paired to it, so I know, in theory :), it *should* work for you too. Good luck!
p.s. If it wasn't obvious from my signature and replies, I'm kinda a 'remote nut' :).