[mythtv] CEC compliance: if not LG, what?
Karl Dietz
dekarl at spaetfruehstuecken.org
Tue Apr 23 11:26:02 UTC 2013
On 23.04.2013 11:54, Douglas Ray wrote:
> Anyone know if any brands have a more conformant implementation of CEC?
try http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/vendor/support
> The specific complaint against LG Simplink was not recognizing a standard
> code for power-down.
>
> If there's anything out there that implements the TIMER PROGRAMMING,
> TUNER CONTROL, and DECK CONTROL command set in a way which mythtv's
> CEC library can use, we might hope to use the TV's EPG rather than get a
> superfluous subscription for the mythtv box. [EPG's may be more of an
> issue in Aus than some other places - here TVs tend to have lifetime
> subscriptions, and commercial EPG services are around $150 a year]
you are drawing the wrong conclusion. If you want to micro manage
manual recordings, then MythTV is the wrong tool for you. The whole
point of MythTV (as a recorder) is to have "fire and forget" recordings.
Regards,
Karl
PS: usable guide data is a big issue in every tv market
PPS: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Australian_TV_Listings could use some
tender loving care.
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