[mythtv-users] A/V Receivers & MythTv

[Brad DerManouelian]

Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Brad DerManouelian
> <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>> Phil Bridges wrote:
>>  > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  >> with the recent release of MythTv .21 and in an effort to help our
>>  >>  flagging economy ;)  i'm in the process of upgrading my entire
>>  >>  'entertainment center'.  one of the big components i'll be upgrading
>>  >>  is my A/V Receiver.  at the moment, the Denon 3808CI is the front
>>  >>  runner.  i'm just curious to see what other Mythers use and why.  i
>>  >>  haven't found a receiver yet that will take input/commands via any
>>  >>  input aside from the remote.  the Denon has an RJ45 ethernet jack on
>>  >>  it, as do other receivers; has anyone been able to get their receiver
>>  >>  to change sound fields, presets, volume, etc. via RJ45?  it would be
>>  >>  quite cool to use LIRC/Myth to control the whole ball of wax.
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  > Just to keep your scope open, there are many projectors out there that
>>  > can be controlled by RS-232.
>>
>>  http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/index.php/t-603121.html
>>
>>
> 
> I just realized I said "projectors" when I meant "receivers".  Been a
> long day here at work...

By the way, I realize that link is a couple years old, but it should 
give you an indication of what brands you should be looking at and how 
they compare (relatively) in price.

-Brad