[mythtv-users] Cable TV question

Ken Thompson kent at kmtdesigns.com
Tue Jun 17 06:06:14 EDT 2003


Mythtv works in tandem with LIRC www.lirc.org.  You can build a device,
which they give excellent details on, which transmits the same signals
as your remote.  You will have to check their capatibility guide.  I
haven't finished this aspect of my installation so I'm not 100% sure how
it really works.

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Richard J. Finn
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:42 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Cable TV question


	The only thing the FAQ says on the subject is this:

 > Q: Is it possible to have MythTV change the
 > channel on my digital cable/satellite box,
 > instead of my tuner card?
 >
 > A: Yes. In the setup program, under "Input
 > Connections", you can configure a command
 > to run whenever the channel needs to be
 > changed on an input which does not have a
 > tuner. In the 0.7 release, this was a
 > global option in the configuration file,
 > "ExternalChannelCommand".

	This doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  Will it just work, just
easy 
as that?

Ken Thompson wrote:

> You will need to make or buy a device which replicates your cable
box's
> remote signals.  When you use your Hauppauge remote the computer
> forwards the signal to your cable box. (that's it in a nutshell)
There
> are other things you have to do also. You can find lots of information
> if you search the mail archive.  Nice PC specs btw!
> 


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