<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Brian Wood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beww@beww.org">beww@beww.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Tuesday 11 May 2010 07:57:12 am Michael Tiller wrote:<br>
> So I'm interested in low maintenance alternatives. I've seen notes that<br>
> say the MCE-USB IR devices are supported out of the box but I've seen<br>
> other posts saying they don't have very good transmission strength. I've<br>
> seen mention of USB-UIRT devices they seem a bit pricey and don't even<br>
> seem to come with an emitter (just a port for it) and I've not clear how<br>
> good the support for them is.<br>
<br>
</div></div>What you really want is a USB MyBlaster, sadly they are no longer made. They<br>
came in serial and USB versions, and are great, from opening the box to<br>
working perfectly took me less than 10 minutes. Best $50 I ever spent on Myth<br>
gear.<br></blockquote><div><br>As a matter of fact, I have a MyBlaster. Sadly, it is the serial variety. :-(<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Have you checked the WiKi?<br></blockquote><div><br>Yes, but the problem is that I don't really know what is well supported in MythBuntu. Furthermore, as you found, it is hard to find the devices mentioned/recommended. For example, the CommandIR devices are sold out in the US. Similarly, I had a hard time finding any MCEUSB devices (e.g. this one is "unavailable" <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880121002">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880121002</a>). I feel like I just keep hitting dead ends when researching this which is very odd since I have to assume lots of people use them?!?<br>
<br>--<br>Mike<br><br></div></div>