[mythtv-users] DirecTV receiver problem

Alan alan at crabbnet.com
Sun Apr 22 19:20:24 UTC 2007


> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:39:48 -0400
> From: Richard Freeman <r-mythtv at thefreemanclan.net>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] DirecTV receiver problem
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
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> I have a pair of RCA DRD435RH providing content for my mythtv system,
> and every few weeks one or both of them stops working and provides only
> a black screen.  The only way to fix this problem is to power cycle the
> box.  Channel changes don't work, although the menus work fine.
>
> Has anybody else run into this and come up with a fix?  I guess if I can
> find some way to detect the problem via the serial port I could get some
> kind of computer-controlled outlet to do the reboots, but that is a bit
> of a hack (well then again, so is using mythtv in the first place...  :) ).
>
>
> Any ideas?
>   
I've had the same issue with my RCA box.  I was thinking it was a heat 
issue since it does this more frequently if I leave the power turned on, 
I haven't had a chance to attempt to mod the receiver  to try to better 
cool it yet.


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