[mythtv-users] Question/Recommendation: Amplifier w/SPDIF w/RS232?

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:20 AM, <mythtv at derdev.com> wrote:
>
> I've asked my question badly... let me reformulate before the flogging
> line gets too deep:
>
> I want to control the amp's "volume knob" via the same remote for
> controlling the frontend: what's the "best" way to integrate the remote,
> the receiver, and mythfrontend (and its hardware)?
>
> Since SPDIF doesn't control volume, I see only two options.
> a) Program the remote to issue "volume" commands directly to the Amp's IR
> receiver for VolumeUP and VolumeDN using the Receiver's IR codes (e.g. use
> "learning" on a universal remote)
> or
> b) Control volume via LIRC and RS232 hookup to the receiver/amp.
>
> Did I ask a better question?

option (a) is what I do. My microsoft remote [1] has 3 programmable
buttons, Power (mapped to the TV power) and volume +/- which are
mapped to the amp.

[1] this one http://www.multimediapc.nl/images/MCE%20remote.jpg