[mythtv-users] Directv R15-300 and MythTv
Josh
TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com
Fri Apr 13 11:31:16 UTC 2007
David Snider wrote:
> Captain Krypto wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I just recently subscribed to Directv and as a receiver I have Model:
>> R15 Vendor: 300. From what I've found, this model is made by
>> Phillips. I've been searching around and can't seem to find much info
>> on this unit in relation to MythTv. Most of the DVR forums that I've
>> been looking around in seemed to have come to the consensus that is it
>> a POS. Is anyone using this receiver model with MythTv? Also, I've
>> been looking around for the lirc.conf for this model to no avail.
>> Does anyone have the lirc.conf for this model or is there a compatible
>> config file that I could be using? Finally, I've noticed that there
>> are some USB ports on the receiver, but the manual says that they are
>> for "Future use.". Does this mean that they are disabled? Any
>> feedback on this receiver is appreciated.
>>
>>
> I have Directv, but only use the D11-500's with MythTV. They also have
> USB ports but they work and the installer guide gives the specs on the
> proper codes to use to change channels, etc. You might want to look
> for the installer guide for that model (google) to see if the ports are
> "really" active. Otherwise, you can find D11-500's on the web for
> fairly cheap. Others use the D10's with great success as well. You can
> find a channel change script for these named directv.pl on the net.
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Speaking of... I have 2 D10's I used to use with MythTV that are sitting
in my closet if you can't get the R15-300 working.
--
Josh
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