Hello good folk of Lemmy!

Recently been planning on setting up Bazzite on a miniPC to act as a HTPC to replace my Nvidia shield. I want to stream games to it, as well as use Stremio easily. Figured it would be good to have a remote for using it open apps of my choosing etc… Afaik the best contenders are Flirc and Sofabaton. They both seem like both contenders to me so seeking some experiences to be shared for those of us new to HTPC world. Are these good, are there any other alternatives?

Thanks in advance.

  • Fondots@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I can’t offer a comparison with the other options, but I have a sofa baton U2, and I’m not really a fan. I haven’t spent too much time messing with it so maybe with a little extra setup it might work great, but the scroll wheel seems to skip around when trying to select different devices, a lot of buttons don’t seem to do quite what I’d expect no matter how I try setting it up, the IR seems to have a really narrow beam and is really picky about being pointed right at the device you’re trying to use it with, Bluetooth controls seem pretty unreliable, and I’ve never been able to get it to work work with my PC in a way that feels right.