[mythtv-users] Kill frontend when TV is turned off.

[Jan Johansson]

>Jan,
>
>Here is my plan (yet implemented) to achieve the same result.
>
>I run a Mac Mini front end (somewhat irrelevant, just thought I'd mention
>it) and setup an IR transceiver to receive ALL my remote control commands.
>Then with a power-off... the front end would turn around send out an IR
>signal turning off the TV and then shutting itself down.  Still would need
>to come up with some sort of flag or indicator to make sure the states
>(TV-OFF FE-OFF, TV-ON FE-ON) don't get switched around (TV-ON FE-OFF, TV-OFF
>FE-ON).
>
>Not a perfect solution but one I hope to implement.

The snag there (I have a IRTrans Lan Controller, so it wouldnt be hard.) is that certain elements of the household still kill the TV and receiver with the power button on the devices rather then with the Harmony.

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