[mythtv-users] New MythTV IR Hardware going Beta

[Peter A. Daly]

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Matthew Bodkin <lists at innovationone.ca> wrote:
>> Matthew,
>>
>> Does your device generate its own IR carrier frequency in hardware,
>> or does it rely on LIRC to do it in software?

> The carriers are hardware generated.  The new one actually has 4
> separate carrier generators (1 for each of the 4 transmitters) so
> differently modulated devices can be controlled at the same time.

Because I'm fairly ignorant about IR/lirc, but curious...

Why does this matter and how would this help me over an lirc generated
carrier frequency?  (If I'm even using the correct terminology.)  Can
you explain it in somewhat non-technical end user terms?

Why go with CommandIR over a serial ir blaster, other than the 3
additional blasters?

-Pete
MythPVR.com