[mythtv-users] HD PVR and IR transmitter for channel change (why)

[Greg Oliver]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Dave Richardson <mythtv at derdev.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:33:57 -0800, Robert McNamara
> <robert.mcnamara at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 7:29 AM, Dave Richardson <mythtv at derdev.com>
>> wrote:
>>  Why is the HD PVR IR Transmitter favored over IR
>>>
>>> transmitting from the BE?
>>
>> They are one and the same.  the HD-PVR is just a capture device with
>> an IR Emitter.  The backend still controls it as it does any other IR
>> emitter.
>>
>> Robert
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> But physically, there's a difference between
>
> HDPVR --> [IR] --> STB
> and
> BE --> [IR] --> STB
>
> right?
>
> I'm confident that your explanation of functional equivalence is spot-on,
> but I'm unclear why one got so much focus in the wiki.
>
> Basically, if I had a "spare" IR Transmitter on my BE waiting to be used or
> could use the IR Transmitter from the HD PVR, which one do I choose and why?

Basically, if you have read all of the past threads, then you are
aware that enumeration of the normal