[mythtv-users] Digital Cable with the PVR-250

[Ian Forde]

On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 20:15, fixed wrote:
> I have digital cable (the cable box is a Motorola DCT2244). Plugging my
> cable directly into the shuttle box will not display the digital channels,
> obviously.
> 
> So how can I go about getting digital cable? I was thinking:
> 
> - Plug my cable box's OUT to the PVR-250's IN.

That'll do it.

> But how will I change the channel? I understand I can get an IR blaster,
> but how will this work with the remote of the PVR-250? How will I get lirc
> to get signals from my PVR-250 remote and send them to the actual cable
> box?

You could do that, or you could use a serial cable and a script.  Your
cable box is the right model for it.  Check the archives...

	-I
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