Leopard Front Row on PPC Mac Mini

[techgeek]

Now I know that Apple state Front Row is only compatible with Mac's that have built in IR remote support, but is this really the case?
If I Upgrade my Mini to Leopard and plug in an external USB IR remote sensor will I be able to control Front Row?

Anybody tried this?

What about Mac Pro's? Can they not use Front Row?

I will be upset if they have tied this to the built in IR

 

[saxman]

Front row works on my 12" powerbook using command-escape to start it up. It takes about 10 seconds to actually start, but after that it runs without lag. Although I haven't used it much, the arrow keys seem to control it fine

 

[Slip]

Im not sure if it works on a Mac without the IR but if you hit Cmd-Esc it triggers it on my MacBook and you then use the arrows, Enter and Escape to go through the menus.

 

[techgeek]

Thanks guys!
If it will start up and you can control it via keys then an external IR remote should work fine