[mythtv-users] Controlling a cable box
Ian Forde
ian at duckland.org
Mon Jul 21 12:22:09 EDT 2003
Others have answer the IR part - I can give more info on the serial port
part... see comments inline...
On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 08:23, Ignacio wrote:
> Hi, yesterday i found out a few things about my digital cable box:
> 1. It has a serial port
What kind of cable box? We'd need to know the make and model number of
your cable box. Also, the name of your cable provider. (For example,
Comcast/AT&T, while evil, provide boxes that can be controlled via the
serial port.) We'd also need to know your general geography. (If you
have Comcast/AT&T, some parts of the country are apparently more
amenable to enabling serial ports on cable boxes...)
> so i have 3 questions:
> 1. Can i use a serial cable instead of an I.R. transmitter
Depends on the box, firmware version, cable provider, and some luck...
-I
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