[mythtv-users] Is there any way to get more than 1 input from a satellite tuner?
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sun May 28 12:42:35 UTC 2006
On 05/28/2006 06:46 AM, Chris wrote:
> Dish Network (and probably DirectTV) offers dual
> receivers in a single box.
...
> You then need to control each receiver individually and Dish does that
> by using two remotes, one IR and the other RF. Managing that with LIRC
> could get pretty ugly. It's also possible to have two or more remotes,
> either IR or RF that are coded differently but that again could make
> LIRC a challenge.
>
DISH's dual-tuner receivers will /only/ accept an RF signal for one of
the tuners. Therefore, you can't change channels on the RF-only side
using an IR blaster (so the IR transmitter using multiple remote codes
only works with multiple DISH receivers).
> The usual way to make 2 or more STBs "pretty" is to use STBs that
> respond to an RF remote and hide them some place out of sight. A closet
> is not a great place because some STBs generate a fair amount of heat
> and it is unhealthy for them to be stacked in a cluster with limited
> airflow.
Good luck building an RF transmitter for the system, though...
Mike
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