[mythtv-users] DirectTV vs Dish for myth compatibility (serial ports, etc)

[mark]

On Thursday 08 July 2004 05:15 pm, Chris Petersen wrote:
> I just realized that I'm paying almost $46/month (after tax) for sh*tty
> analog cable from comcast.  For that price, I can get a similar package
> with better picture quality from Dish or DirectTV (and as I understand
> it, not have the same taxes added on), but since much of what I watch
> goes through the myth box, I'm wondering what those of you out there in
> mythtv-land have to say about the services.
>
> How reliable is the IR blaster (eg. does it ever "miss" and not change a
> channel, etc)?  Is there a way I can make sure to get a
> serial-controlled box?  Etc....
>
> -Chris
I'm running a dish500 system with a 4900 box, and a homebrew IR blaster.
Always changes channels perfectly, but I did have to modify the channel.pl 
script for a 4 digit channel.  Works well, but it's not much cheaper than 
cable.