[mythtv-users] IR reccommendations

[steve at nexusuk.org]

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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Campbell Vertesi wrote:

> So, now that the whole box is working so very nicely, I'm ready to stick
> a remote on there.  Does anyone have any reccommendations for
> particularly painless IR receivers?  I have a digital cable box, so I'm
> pretty sure I'll need a transmitter too.

The LIRC homebrew transmitter and receiver work quite well.

> but what about when the remote is actually going through myth?  What
> happens when you press channel up while you're watching 20-30 seconds
> behind "live" TV?  Do you have to wait (ffwd) the 20 seconds, or does it
> just skip the rest of the buffer to get to the new channel?

If you change channel it will (optionally warn you, and) dump the entire 
buffer.

- -- 

 - Steve                                             http://www.nexusuk.org/

     Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum - Whisper, Evanescence

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