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Applications: FireFly Remote Beyond Media Basic 1.0.0.604 Screenshots:
BeyondTV SageTV REALmagic Xcard Windows Media Player 9.0 PowerDVD WinTV2000 QuickTime Internet Explorer Weather JR WinAMP QuickTime There is lot more applications that work well over 80+ 3rdparty tools that work with this remote. The part I really like about this remote you use it as far away as 30ft or more. Bugs: I haven't had any problem with any 3rdparty tools that I use above as far as using the remote if self. I would like to say please bear in mind it by no mean 100% PERFECT with most 3rdparty tools when it come to full screen mode being sometime some applications DON'T always work rigth when swicth over to full screen it help if you turn on auto hide for task bar and there is one downside you must keep the 3rdparty tools your working with in-focus. The only thing that really bug me is memory usage 30+MB. Wish List: I wish it had IR Blaster support. You Have to install complete software package to get the remote to work even know it an X10 base remote (including their front end) which can be a drag if don't like the front end and want is the Remote. Conclusion: Installation was straight forward and Snapstream did get a little creative with their installer package even total NewsBiz user should be able follow through, Not naming any names but Snapstream installer is a really good example on how it should be done in the first place. Snapstream also included a really cool tutorial show you how to use it. Over all I love it but I really wish they had made one that had IR Blaster support that would have cut down on the number of external device and would have been very handy for some of us that are using an external tuner like a Cable/Satellite Receiver box's. Best of all if you have an unsupported applications you can wirte up your own profile with Applications Identifier & Profile Editor but need make you own short cut for AppIdentifier.exe & ProfileEditor.exe which are in the folder ?:\Program Files\SnapStream Media\Firefly\ But it dose take a bit of leaning how to do it best to study the pre-made profiles. Beyond Media Basic is very eazy to use and it is very clean design and a very effective front end for a beginning HTPC user. I personly don't care for must front end tools but this one I like mostly due to fact that you can hide it the on the fly and being backup by using the big FIREFLY logo button on the Remote or launch any other applications by assign it one of lower Muisc, DVD, Video, TV or Photos button. To bad I can't reprogram it to run MediaMVP boy that would be cool. Final Words: I'm very impressed with it right now and its overall 
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