Does one have a choice as far as the boxes are concerned? When ordering, can I request a box that can be controlled via the serial port, keeping in mind that I want/need a HD box.<br><br>Thanks<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Brad DerManouelian <<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com">myth@dermanouelian.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">Conrad wrote:<br>
> Which of the two satellite services is more myth-friendly?<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>I say DirecTV only because some of their boxes can be controlled via<br>
serial port. Otherwise, you're stuck using an IR Blaster.<br>
<a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Controlling_DirecTV_Set_Top_Box_%28STB%29_via_USB_or_Serial" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Controlling_DirecTV_Set_Top_Box_%28STB%29_via_USB_or_Serial</a><br>
vs.<br>
<a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/DISHNetworkLIRCConfiguration" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/DISHNetworkLIRCConfiguration</a><br>
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