[mythtv-users] Suggestion for a feature

[James S. White]

Are you using a serial connection or IR to control the external channel
change? I use IR and mine doesn't shut off unless I lose power, and a UPS
fixed that.

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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Jamison Wilde wrote:

> Anyone who uses an Sci Atlanta explorer 2000 Digital
> Cable box or similar knows what I'm talking about, but
> one of the main problems with  external channel
> changing is that sometimes the box turns itself off.
> Now forget the idiocy of not having an always on
> setting in the Explorer ( I've complained to TWC a
> bunch of times).
>
> A cool feature would be to use the blank screen
> detction at show record start (or even live tv) to see
> if any input is coming though and if not have an
> external command send the power toggle IR to the cable
> box.  (Unfortunately there is also no discrete power
> on for these boxes.  What are these engineers thinking
> anyway?)
>
> Anyone else have this problem?
>
>
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