[mythtv-users] Backend 3000 miles away (kinda)

[scut erky]

> 
> So, that means that you need your ir blaster close enough to the cable box to 
> control it, but also close enough to your seat so you can use your remote. 
> The problem is the the ir blaster seems to only be able to receive from about 
> 3-4 feet away. See the archives for details. Because of the lower receiving 
> range, it's pretty useless.  Basically, the only way I know to work around 
> this limitation is to use an IR repeater like the X10 powermid and accessories.
> 


This also implies that you can't use the cable box remote to navigate within mythtv (since the signal from the remote would get picked up by both the cable box and myth).

 

 


---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/attachments/20031016/d3e86bb6/attachment.htm