[mythtv-users] Pre-sales open for HD-PVR

[jedi]

On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 11:40:13AM -0600, Greg Woods wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 10:10 -0700, Yeechang Lee wrote:
> 
> > I've ordered one to use with the channels either FireWire has trouble
> > with (the <100 analog ones) or can't get to at all for some reason or
> > another (A&E HD). I will continue to use FireWire for all other
> > channels
> 
> How will you prevent channel changes for these two "tuners" from
> conflicting? Or do you have two STB's?  I assume that you've already
> thought about this, I'm just wondering how you are going to solve it.

    Isolate the two STBs so that the signal from each of the blasters
can only go to the adjacent STB. I've done this with Tivos. I had one
STB for live viewing and the other for recording. Both were sitting
on top of each other. One of the STBs was enclosed in a foil wrapped
cardboard box.

    Some of these IR blasters (like the MCE ones that Hauppauge ship)
don't really need any isolation. They are proabably weak enough as is
to avoid this problem.