[mythtv-users] Directv vs Dish

[Conrad]

Brad,

How did you fare with your directv receivers?  I am seriously considering
switching, so I am looking for some recent practical experience.

Thanks.


On 4/9/08, Conrad <conrad.montlouis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, Thanks.
>
> On 4/9/08, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>>
>> Conrad wrote:
>> > Brad,
>> >
>> > Looking at the Best Buy website, they only have H21s and those do not
>> > seem to have firewire ports.  Are they just not listing the H20s?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>> No satellite boxes have firewire ports (unless they've been modified by
>> a 3rd party), so I'm not sure what you're talking about. If you're
>> talking about controlling the box (for channel changes) you use the "USB
>> Port". It's not a real USB port, it's a serial port that looks like a
>> USB port. The wiki explains how to hook it up to your serial port on
>> your myth box. The H21's have made the H20's obsolete so they only sell
>> the newer ones now.
>>
>> -Brad
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