[mythtv-users] HD-PVR power cycling
Dave Richardson
mythtv at derdev.com
Tue Apr 26 13:39:32 UTC 2011
On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:24:45 -0700, Scott Colbeck <scolbeck at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Gavin Hurlbut <gjhurlbu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I'm considering producing a nice little USB dongle to power on/off
>> the
>> HD-PVR in the times that it decides to misbehave for whatever
>> reason. I was
>> wondering:
>> How many people would be interested in getting one? I don't know
>> the cost
>> yet, but I will look into that over the next few days.
>> The biggest concern at this time is finding matching power plugs
>> such that
>> there would be no cutting of power cables required. Other than
>> that, it's
>> basically a relay and USB glue. I would be writing the script to
>> drive it
>> as well. If anyone with an HD-PVR has a micrometer and can measure
>> the
>> barrel size and pin size, it would make the power plug selection a
>> lot
>> simpler.
>> So, how much interest would there be?
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>
> For those that have their backend setup to turn on/off for
> recordings,
> I use the APC P7GT surge protector (I think I paid around $25 for
> it).
> It allows for you to cut power to the HD-PVR when your backend
> computer turns off. Conversely, it will power the HD-PVR back on
> when
> the backend turns on. Since using this surge protector for well over
> a year, I haven't had a single failed recording from any of my
> HD-PVRs.
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I was going to ask if a smart powerstrip could be used. Thanks!
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