[mythtv-users] HD PVR and IR transmitter for channel change (why)

[Chris Kapp]

>
>
> But physically, there's a difference between
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> HDPVR --> [IR] --> STB
> and
> BE --> [IR] --> STB
>
> right?
>
>
BE --> HDPVR --> [IR] --> STB
or
BE -->  [IR] --> STB




> I'm confident that your explanation of functional equivalence is spot-on,
> but I'm unclear why one got so much focus in the wiki.
>
> Basically, if I had a "spare" IR Transmitter on my BE waiting to be used or
> could use the IR Transmitter from the HD PVR, which one do I choose and why?
>
>
>

If you have a spare IR transmitter, you can use that.  However, if you don't
have a spare transmitter, then the HD PVR will allow you to control the STB.

Chris.
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