[mythtv-users] I guess I don't understand...

[Leo Laksmana]

I currently use rca directv box for my mythtv (cable sucks anyway :) but
I may have to give up my directv for digital cable soon (hik hik hik...
so much for cable sucks :( 

Truthfully I like the serial solution better than having to setup
irblaster, the hair pulling experience that I have been reading in the
mailing list convince me enough to work with serial interface. Plus it's
one thing less you have to worry about to setup, plug in the cable, find
the script and voila... but that's really my preference...


-Leo

On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 12:46:42PM -0700, Guy Bayes wrote:
> I'm not even going to try to work it through the
> serial port, seems pretty pointless when you can buy
> an IR blaster for $10. I totally do not understand why
> anyone would build a homebrew? Something wrong with
> the commercial ones?
> 
> In theory even if you do not have a pre built lirc
> config file for the blaster you should be able to
> record one if you configure it as a receive and beam
> your remote into it yes? Then just turn around and use
> that one to transmit instead.
> 
> Guy
> 
> --- Leo Laksmana <beol at laksmana.net> wrote:
> > Can anybody shed some info on GI/Motorola DCT-2000
> > series? How do you
> > know if you have the right firmware and the serial
> > port is enabled?
> > 
> > Sorry for the stupid question, if it has been
> > answered already please
> > direct me to the post.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > -Leo
> > 
> > On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:07:47PM -0700, Ian Forde
> > wrote:
> > > Unless you've got a GI/Motorila DCT-2000 series
> > box, in which case if
> > > you have the right firmware on the box and the
> > serial port is enabled on
> > > it, you can use serial control...
> > > 
> > > 	-I
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 09:40, Joshua Santelli
> > wrote:
> > > > --- kevin at joubert.com wrote:
> > > > > How does MythTV control my digital cable box
> > to
> > > > > select channels.. or does
> > > > > it not need to? Or does it replace it?
> > > > 
> > > > You will need to use an IR Blaster (IR
> > transmitter) to
> > > > change the channel, via LIRC.  There are no
> > tuner
> > > > cards that will work with "digital" cable.  So,
> > you
> > > > will not be able to replace the cable box.  
> > > > 
> > > > <OT>I've started looking at the IR Blaster
> > (homebrew)
> > > > but haven't had time to get into it.  I think
> > I'm
> > > > ready to just buy one.  Anyone know of a IR
> > Blaster
> > > > that will work with my cable box ( Scientific
> > Atlanta
> > > > Explorer 2200)</OT>
> > > > 
> > > > hope that helps
> > > > 
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