[mythtv-users] USB IR Receivers

[Kirk Bocek]

On August 13, 2015 12:11:58 PM PDT, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
>On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 6:28 PM, Tom Bishop <bishoptf at gmail.com> wrote:
>...
>> Ive seen them quicker then that maybe a week or so
>
>The stuff from china tends to either arrive reasonably
>quickly, or it takes an interminable amount of time.
>And, of course, if it comes over on a boat, and the
>container happens to get "selected", it can take even
>longer.  The lack of a narrow bell curve of estimates
>will drive some people crazy.
>
>My usual recommendation (if you can swing it) is
>that if you find something that works (and is not
>too expensive), is buy a spare or two and let them
>sit in your "spares" bin for when you need one
>quickly.  You can always try to sell them on eBay
>for a mark up because you can ship overnight to
>those that did not plan well (there are people who
>apparently do quite well using that approach in
>bulk "US shipper!").
>
Fortunately this *is* a spare.