[mythtv-users] Is there any way to get more than 1 input from a satellite tuner?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/28/2006 09:30 AM, Moasat wrote:
>  Michael T. Dean 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...

>  If the STBs have serial ports, you should change channels that way.

None of the DISH network STB's have serial ports (neither dual-tuner nor 
single tuner ones).

Mike