[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] comcast moving to settop on Bay Area - goodbye analog

[David Shay]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I'd recommend CommandIR ( http://www.commandir.com ) for IR control of
> >> multiple cable boxes.  I've got it controlling two right now with zero
> >> issues.  USB based, can control up to 4 devices - $69 right now I think.
> >>  LIRC compatible for send and receive.  This would probably be the
> >> easiest/cheapest to get you going with the existing PVR-150s. To go the
> >> high-def route for non-local/QAM encrypted stuff, you'd need the
> Hauppauge
> >> 1212, and 1 of those per HD cable box, so that would get pricey,
> although it
> >> would be high-def, it does come with an IR controller, and would require
> you
> >> to run SVN trunk at the moment.
> >>
> >
> > Nice looking device. The $69 version seems to be the Mini. Is that
> > what you are talking about?
> >
> > Looks like a perfect device. Reasonable price. LIRC support. Great info.
>
> I looked at the instructions, and there are none for gentoo. Is it
> hard to update if you're not using Mythbuntu?
>
>
I'm using what they now call the "mini" which apparently they are eventually
going to discontinue, but it works fine.  I'm using mine on gentoo.  Works
great, just set your LIRC_DEVICES="cmdir" in /etc/make.conf and away you go.
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