[mythtv-users] MythTV with HDHR Prime and Direct TV

[Marlon Buchanan]

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> From: Jim <lists at morton.hrcoxmail.com>
>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org 
>Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 7:54 AM
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV with HDHR Prime and Direct TV
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>On 9/18/2015 10:46 AM, John Moore (Insight Global) wrote:
>> Jim,
>> So for clarification, as I am learning all this, apparently its Direct TV we have purchased thru.  Finding a DirectTV standard Reciever with Composit R/W/Y is not hard.  It’s the HD-PVR which is becoming difficult.  Most have HDMI, S-Video, and R/G/B (video) along with R/W (audio).  So I take it this is why your suggesting I find a Gen1 box.
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>> John Moore
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>As I understand it, the current version of HD-PVRs do not operate under 
>Linux. No driver support.
>Or maybe they just don't work well???
>Others may correct me or be able to elaborate. I haven't paid a lot of 
>attention since my system is all good.
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>Jim



I think there has been some work on a driver but no official support for the current HD-PVRs. I have a DirecTV receiver hooked to an HD-PVR. One thing to mention is that you don't need an IR blaster to control it. Since my DirecTV receiver is on the network I can control it via a script that connects to it over http. You might want to try that first:

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Controlling_DirecTV_Set_Top_Box_(STB)_via_Network