no nevo with hx4700 = upset....

[slick316]

i bought a hx4700 over the weekend, and i love everything about it, but i was upset that it didnt come with nevo. i used to have nevo on my 2215 and i loved it, i would have thought that such an expensive unit would come with one.
is the IR not consumer grade on the hx4700, or did HP decide not to include nevo?
i still love this thing, and i am going to use it as a GPS in my car.

is there a program thats like nevo out there? something that looks nice like it also?

[ADBrown]

No, no CIR in the 4700. There are other remote control programs, such as TotalRemote, but you won't get much range.

[pjerry220]

No, no CIR in the 4700. There are other remote control programs, such as TotalRemote, but you won't get much range.

I used the TV Remote application with my Ipaq 5555. I would at least check it out.

[Menneisyys]

is there a program thats like nevo out there? something that looks nice like it also?

There are several pure software-based solutions (see the links in the below-linked PPCMag thread), but the range will be pretty limited. You may, therefore, want to go straight for an external, long-range IR sender LED that simply must be inserted in the headphone jack. It makes even non-long-range PDA's able to remote control devices far away.The two most prominent HW + SW combos are UltraMote ( http://www.ultramote.com/ ) and Total Remote ( http://www.griffintechnology.com/software/software_totalremote.html ).

You may also want to check out http://www.pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14454 on the subject.

[slick316]

thanks for the info guys.

i tried the demo for total remote, and while i liked the program, the range did lack, so i guess i will probably end up buying the IR extender.

thanks again for the help and quick replies :)