Thanks for all the info guys, but I already have it working using a
serial cable for changing channels. I'm using an ATI Remote
wonder and having no problems with it. I was just wondering if I
still needed the DCT2200, guess I do. I currently only have
a 'frame grabber' (ATI TV Wonder VE) and it seems to be working fine,
was just seeing that if I went to a pvr-250 if I would still need the
box. Cost for my mythTV box has been $140 cdn, $100 for a
sapphire radeon 9600 with s-video out and $40 for the ati remote.
I'm using an old athlon 1200 with 512 ram and a 20 and 2-40gb drivers
that I combined. Going good.<br>
<br>
BIlly.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/6/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ian Forde</b> <<a href="mailto:ian@duckland.org">ian@duckland.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 07:56 -0600, Carl Fongheiser wrote:<br>> On 12/6/05, Dopey Dog <<a href="mailto:dopeydog@gmail.com">dopeydog@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> If I have a PVR-250, do I still need my Motorola DCT2200
<br>> decoder for my digital channels? or can the PVR-250 decode<br>> everything?<br>><br>> The PVR-250 doesn't decode digital channels. You still need your<br>> cable box. You'll need an IR blaster to change channels, and a lot of
<br>> patience. I have a low success rate with my IR blaster and my DCT2100.<br>> It's not that the IR blaster is so bad, but that the DCT box is very<br>> slow, and sometimes misses remote button presses.<br><br>
Sigh...<br><br>It's not a foregone conclusion that you'll need an IR blaster. With a<br>DCT-2200, you may be able to use a serial cable...<br><br> -I<br>><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________
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