Performance

The remote was tested on a Panasonic TX-P42G10 which uses a fairly standard IR remote system. The IR system on the Rii mini takes a bit of tinkering to setup properly. Like most aftermarket IR remotes you setup the keys by learning them from a normal remote. This requires you to set up each key individually which is a bit of pain, but once done it is quite rewarding. The fact that you can do away with at least one IR remote and gain a fully functional Bluetooth keyboard as well is nice.

The keyboard function proved easy to set up. Like with a big Bluetooth keyboard you simply conduct a search via the machine's Bluetooth interface with Bluetooth turned on, on the keyboard. Configuring both the pointer options and the keyboard was painless and the it worked fine for typing the usual short messages and navigating to the desired content.

Besides the cheap feel the trackpad is not that refined. It feels as though it lacks definition and sometimes doing small movements can be a little tricky without having the mouse jump across the screen. A little setup tweaking helps, but for units such as a PS3 that is not an option. Most of the regular keys are available on the keyboard without having to access a "Function"-key first which is nice. The keytops are relatively small so you have to watch your typing sometimes. The keycaps are fortunately bulging outwards which helps a bit.

Typing on the keyboard side works surprisingly well, you do however, have to mind where you place your fingers on the front of the unit since you might accidentally push some button on infrared remote side of the Rii mini.