[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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