On 11/30/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robert La Ferla</b> <<a href="mailto:robertlaferla@comcast.net">robertlaferla@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am thinking about switching from cable to satellite and I have a few<br>questions. For specific reasons, I am interested in Dish Network only.<br>Is there a tuner card that will allow me to use MythTV with Dish Network
<br>(preferred) or do I have to use the infrared port? If the latter, is<br>there a more reliable serial port?<br></blockquote></div><br>As far as I know, there are no set top boxes available directly from Dish that<br>have a serial control for changing channels. I believe that it's possible to get
<br>a receiver off eBay to do that, but results are a little hazy.<br><br>It's not what you're looking to hear, but every other satellite and cable provider<br>has better methods for interfacing with myth and/or tivo. I had no problems at
<br>all interfacing with serial to DirecTV and Comcast boxes.<br><br> - Jeff<br>