[mythtv-users] Controlling a satellite box from MythTV
Mark
fairlane at springcom.com
Wed Feb 14 02:20:59 UTC 2007
Brian Wood wrote:
>
>The MyBlaster, OTOH, is driven by a serial port in its "normal"
>manner, using the data lines in a totally standard way. All the
>timings are generated internally, and do not depend on software to
>generate them. Since the device has its own DC power supply the IR
>output is not dependent on the current available from control lines,
>it is fixed and high, so there is much less chance of unreliable
>operation or interference.
>
>The LIRC blasters usually have to be within a foot or two of the IR
>receiver, while I have got reliable results from the MyBlaster from
>30 feet away in a sunlit room.
>
>Neither solution is "right" or "wrong", they are just two different
>approaches and the best solution depends on what is best for you.
>
>
>
>>As always YMMV, but the MyBlaster is $50 well spent.
>>
>>
>
>I happen to agree, but that's speaking as someone who had the $50 in
>the first place, not everyone does :-)
>
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>
I added 50 cents to my IR blaster- added a transistor and a couple
resistors to power mine off the USB
port, so it does the same as the myblaster. I think I've got about $2
in mine.
Myblaster may be a good way of doing it, but it's not the only good way...
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