[mythtv-users] FTA Satellite Receivers

Aaron aaron at chinesebob.net
Fri Aug 6 11:14:15 EDT 2004


I think you could get an FTA PCI card cheaper than a PVR-250.


Quoting Clay <clay at gdsys.net>:

> Got you.  Thanks for the clarification!  I'll order the hardware today.
> Thanks again Michael.
> 
> clay 
> 
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Michael T. Dean
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> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] FTA Satellite Receivers
> 
> Clay wrote:
> 
> > Does mythTV work with FTA satellite receivers (specifically a Pansat 
> > 2300)?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> >   I just started reading on this subject today and am a little 
> > confused.  I was also looking at the Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250, but it 
> > says it only has a 125 channel tuner.  If this is the case how are you 
> > getting it to work when you have more channels?
> 
> Your satellite receiver is your tuner.  From the satellite receiver, you
> will send the signal to the PVR-250 using coaxial cable with an F-connector,
> composite, S-Video, SCART, ...
> 
> If using coax/F-connector, the receiver will output the signal on some
> channel, i.e. channel 3 or channel 4 (usually selectable, but we'll just say
> 3 for now), so you will tune the PVR-250 to channel 3.  You will then change
> the channel on the satellite receiver, and it will output the new channel on
> channel 3.  Therefore, you will never need to go above 125.
> 
> If using composite, S-Video, or SCART, you will be completely bypassing the
> PVR-250's tuner.  Therefore, you won't need to go above channel 125 (or even
> tune any channel on the PVR-250 for that matter).
> 
> Note, however, that you will need some way to control the satellite receiver
> from your PC.  If the receiver has an infra-red remote control, you can do
> so with LIRC ( http://www.lirc.org ) and an IR transmitter (commercial
> products are available, or you can build your own for less than a dollar--or
> spend about $12 to make a much nicer transmitter).  If the receiver has a
> serial port (which may be a standard DB-9 (serial) port or even an RJ-11
> (phone) port), you could link the Myth box directly to the receiver, but
> depending on whether others have already done so, you might need to do some
> work to figure out how to control it (i.e. how to send the commands over the
> serial connection).
> 
> >   I do like the features of mythTV very much, but I want to make sure 
> > it will do what I need before I spend the cash on the hardware.
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> And, IMHO, it's well worth the investment of cash/time/effort.
> 
> Mike
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