[mythtv-users] Mythtv and DirecTV:
Brad DerManouelian
myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Jan 22 15:15:56 UTC 2009
On Jan 22, 2009, at 6:49 AM, William M. Sorgenfrei wrote:
>
> Greetings to all:
>
> First I would like to thank everyone here for their help. You
> guidance has
> saved me a considerable amount of time.
>
> My build is progressing. I am at the point where I am ready to test
> the
> tuner. Unfortunately I am not sure hot to connect it to my DIRECTV
> satellite receiver.
>
> I tried the obvious and connected it to the output of the box and
> could not
> get a signal. I am using a Hauppauge hvr1600. I have tried tuner1,
> s-video1, and the DVB input. The box is an R15. It has two inputs
> from the
> dish and a coax out to the TV.
>
> Is anyone here running this setup? If so how did you integrate it?
> Lastly,
> are you using an IR blaster or serial link to control it?
Connect the DirecTV box via s-video cable to the capture card. Don't
use the coax at all.
I've used both an IR Blaster and serial->USB connections to control my
DirecTV boxes. Based on the lack of availability of pl2303 USB->Serial
adaptors (you can only get the incompatible pl2303X chipsets now), I
would say the only option is IR Blaster.
-Brad
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