[mythtv-users] Where to place satellite receiver?

[Kristo Kriechbaum]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 08:28:14PM -0800, Mike Jasper wrote:
> Kristo Kriechbaum wrote:
> >On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 11:32:31PM -0800, Mike Jasper wrote:
> >
> >>>>What if you have multiple frontends?  Is a single satellite receiver
> >>>>hooked into the backend sufficient to handle two or more PVR-250s that
> >>>>might be operating simultaneously?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>You need one receiver for each PVR-250 that is operating because the
> >>>Satellite receiver is what tunes and decodes the channel for you. In this
> >>>case you'll really just use the PVR-250's S-Video input and control the
> >>>receiver with some sort of external tuner script (configurable in Myth). 
> >>
> >>Thanks.  What if the receiver has two tuners?  I'm thinking of the Dish 
> >>322 (picture of rear at 
> >>http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Dishnetwork/Receivers/DISH_322_back.jpg 
> >>), wondering if it could provide input to two PVR-250s simultaneously. 
> >>What's not clear to me is whether you need to have two dishes attached 
> >>before you can use the two tuners.  Also, it appears to only have one 
> >>S-video out...
> >
> >
> >I think you'd be better off buying 2 recievers each with a single
> >tuner.  You may also want to consider how you are going to change the
> >channel on them.  Some DirecTV recievers have serial ports on the back
> >(labeled "low speed data").
> >
> >That's the setup I have - 2 DirecTV recievers, each controlled over
> >the serial port (with a change_channel perl script).  I keep them both
> >right next to the backend so I don't have cables running all over the
> >place.  Then I have a homebuilt serial IR reciever for remote control
> >(lirc).
> 
> Thanks for the info.  That's essentially what I'm planning to do, also. 
>  One more question - are you able to control the DirecTV receivers 
> through the frontend using your remote control, even though they're 
> attached to the backend?

Now that is a good question...

But I don't have to worry about it since my frontend is the backend
:-)

Although I will have to deal with it soon - I'm planning to set up a
standalone frontend very soon.  If I figure anytyhing out I'll post it.

Kristo