[mythtv-users] A/V Receivers & MythTv

[Jason Sullivan]

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  In general any good home theater component will have an RS-232 port
>  for system integration. Other than that  there really is no other
>  command input method other than the remote. You could use an IR
>  Blaster to control the Denon though. I don't think there are any
>  systems for allowing a linux PC to talk to RS-232 devices.

The hard part is actually getting the manufacturers to part with their
command set.  Getting linux to talk RS-232 is actually the really easy
part.  Even if you don't have a port on the motherboard, most USB ->
RS-232 converters work just fine.

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Jason Sullivan
jason0x21 at gmail.com