[mythtv-users] totally confused about remotes.

[David]

Matt Morgan wrote:

> Dan Morphis wrote:
>
>> Matt Morgan wrote:
>>
>>>  [snip]
>>>
>>>  Basically, I think my confusion is this: I can find instructions
>>>  about how to do anything, but I can't find instructions telling me
>>>  what, of all those options, is what I actually want to do. That is,
>>>  I'm totally unclear on which sets of instructions I need to follow
>>>  and why.
>>>
>>>  [snip]
>>
>>
>> If you want one remote, then don't go w/ the one that comes w/ the 
>> pvr-x50 cards.  They only understand the rc-5 ir protocol.  I would 
>> build your own ir transceiver.  It should cost < $15 to do it.  If 
>> you searched the archives 
>> (http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users) you could find 
>> instructions I've given numerious times on how to build the sender 
>> portion,  and this link has instructions on how to build the receiver 
>> portion http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/?partType=section&partName=parts
>
>
> Thanks! I've spent a lot of time searching the archives ... just not 
> always knowing what to search for! So many options. I'll check out 
> your posts, that sounds very cool.
>
> I'm happy to report I'm on my way to mythtv (is that somewhere in San 
> Jose?) ... just "bought-it-now" on eBay a small form factor Compaq 
> Deskpro EN, 3 PCI slots, 1Ghz pIII, 256Mb ram, 20Gb hd (big enough to 
> get started?), DVD-rom drive (not a burner) for all of $150! (Plus $24 
> shipping).
> _______________________________________________

FWIW the tricky to get bit is the actual IR transceiver.
And if you look carefully at the thing inside the cable you'll see 
it's.... an IR transciever - and it's packaged very prettily.

I built a plain receiver that fits *inside* the rs232 cable socket and 
has a 1.5mm jack that the standard Hauppage receiver plugs into.
The problem was figuring out the jack plug's pinout ... google found 
some sites that tell you that :)

Must do a piccy sometime...

David
PS I think it's the hauupage electronics that impose the rc-5 protocol - 
the transceiver is std.