[mythtv-users] Cable TV question
Richard J. Finn
rfinn at blueclaw.net
Mon Jun 16 16:41:37 EDT 2003
The only thing the FAQ says on the subject is this:
> Q: Is it possible to have MythTV change the
> channel on my digital cable/satellite box,
> instead of my tuner card?
>
> A: Yes. In the setup program, under "Input
> Connections", you can configure a command
> to run whenever the channel needs to be
> changed on an input which does not have a
> tuner. In the 0.7 release, this was a
> global option in the configuration file,
> "ExternalChannelCommand".
This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Will it just work, just easy
as that?
Ken Thompson wrote:
> You will need to make or buy a device which replicates your cable box's
> remote signals. When you use your Hauppauge remote the computer
> forwards the signal to your cable box. (that's it in a nutshell) There
> are other things you have to do also. You can find lots of information
> if you search the mail archive. Nice PC specs btw!
>
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