[mythtv-users] How does backend/frontend work with Directv?

[Curtis Stanford]

I was going to try a PVR250 with it. Hopefully it works OK. Do you have 
problems with the directv OSD interfering with the mythtv OSD?

On June 18, 2003 10:45 am, Joel Feenstra wrote:
> I only have one machine, but the serial connection works great. The only
> problem is that the directv channel display shows up at the beginning of
> recordings, but only for a second. I did have to modify the RCA.pl
> script to send the correct command for my box (it's a bit old). Then I
> just put the script as the external command. It comes in through the
> composite on my AverTV Studio, and sound goes into the little input they
> have on the tuner card.
>
> Joel Feenstra
>
> Curtis Stanford wrote:
> > Thanks Joel. I have the serial port working. Just wasn't sure how it
> > would work with the backend. Are you actually doing this? If so, does it
> > work well?
> >
> > On June 17, 2003 04:09 pm, Joel Feenstra wrote:
> >>The remote command to change the channel goes the the backend, which
> >>then executes an external script (I use the RCA.pl script that's been
> >>floating around). The script sends the channel change command over the
> >>serial port to the directv receiver. You can switch between inputs on
> >>the tv card so that composite or svideo or whatever is used.
> >>
> >>Curtis Stanford wrote:
> >>>I haven't actually set up a MythTV system yet and am not quite clear
> >>>what the separation is between the backend and frontend. I understand
> >>>the backend encodes all the video and the frontend decodes and displays
> >>>it. Has anyone done this separation using Directv or an external
> >>>receiver? Can someone verify my idea of how this works?
> >>>
> >>>- Put satellite receiver in the basement.
> >>>- Hook up to backend box capture card.
> >>>- Frontend is next to TV and hooked to backend with ethernet.
> >>>- Remote control on frontend.
> >>>
> >>>OK, so when you want to watch TV, the backend changes to the right
> >>>channel, starts up the ring buffer and fires encoded video to the
> >>>frontend which then decodes and displays it?
> >>>
> >>>When you fire a remote command at the frontend, does it fire the command
> >>>to the backend (if necessary, i.e. changing channels)? How does that
> >>>work?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks a lot
> >>>
> >>>Curtis
> >>>
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