[mythtv-users] Comcast DTA direct channel change?

[Calvin Dodge]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Ron Garrison <ron.garrison at gmail.com>wrote:

> I just received my quota of 2 DTA's from Comcast.  They are made by
> Thomson and are model number DCI1011COM.  This model has the option of
> hooking up an external IR receiver via an 1/8th inch jack in the back
> (and in fact an external receiver is provided with it).  The provided
> IR receiver has a stereo jack and not a mono jack.  Not sure what that
> means.
>
> So the question is - can I use something like IguanaIR with a direct
> cable hookup, completely bypassing actual IR?  Is there a blaster
> other than IguanaIR that also provides 1/8th inch outputs?
>
> Any thoughts or experience in this area?  Thanks.
>

I don't have any experience trying to do a direct cable hookup to the DTA.
But I can tell you this about it:
1) It can output only SD signals.
2) The picture it provides is worse (fuzzy) than conventional analog cable
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