[mythtv-users] USB dual channel IR blaster?

[Tony Brummett]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Johnny Stenback <myth-users at mythtv.org> wrote:
> On 02/21/2010 08:10 PM, Tony Brummett wrote:
>> I'm starting to gather parts to put together a new backend machine.
>> [...]  I'd keep using that kind of set up, except that it seems
>> that modern-ish motherboards only have one serial port anymore.
>
> True, lots of modern mb's only have one serial port, but they all have
> plenty of USB, and USB to serial adapters are a dime a dozen (maybe not
> quite, but $7 or so on eBay last I looked) so I'd just get one of those and
> keep using the blasters you already have.

Since LIRC uses the port in a non-standard way, USB serial adapters won't work.

-- Tony