[mythtv-users] Finding an IR blaster, really that hard?

Jarod Wilson jarod at wilsonet.com
Thu Jun 24 14:33:25 UTC 2010


On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 9:24 AM, David Brieck Jr. <dbrieck at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've already read these two pages in the Wiki, but I'm still as confused as
> before. Jarod always seems to recommend MCE remotes on the list, but in
> searching for one online it's nearly impossible to find an original MS
> remote, and I am not clear on which, if any of these other brands support
> blasting.
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Using_an_IR_Blaster_with_MythTV
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MCE_Remote
> I already have Snapstream Firefly RF remotes for my front ends, but I need
> to add a blaster for the new HDPVR that's on it's way. From reading the
> list, it seems like the one that's built in isn't very stable. I like the
> guys at Iguana Works, but I don't want to recompile LIRC just to get their
> blaster to work. I'm looking for something that will work out of the box
> with Ubuntu and MythTV and not interfere with my Fireflys.



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