[mythtv-users] Better Channel Change Script

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 19:21, Raymond Norton <admin at lctn.org> wrote:
> My channel change script only allows me to change channels up to three
> digits.
>
> See here: http://pastebin.com/CTDwvyJ4
>
> I'm not a scripting genius, so not sure how to fix it. Anyone have a better
> script or can tell me what to change so I can change to four digit channels?

It is not clear that there is anything in that script that limits it to three
digits (and even has a stated example of channel 1234).  However,
sometimes it is necessary to wait some time period between
key presses (especially duplicated keys, since most STBs
provide some form of debounce protection, so it might see
something like 0112 as 012 (the two 1 keys presumed to be
a finger bounce unless there is sufficient idle/silence time between
the keypresses)).

The wiki has a number of scripts that claim full 4 digit channel support,
many with various locking and inter-key delays.  You might want to
peruse them at:

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Category:Channel_Change_Scripts

Not clear that any claim having been tested explicitly with a
CommandIR and a DirecTV STB.

Gary