[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: RF blaster

[Martin Compton]

On 09/27/2013 02:38 AM, Marius Schrecker wrote:
> Hi,
> I discovered by accident yesterday that my Motorola VIP-1853 IP-STB 
> standard remote must be a RF device. The STB also accepts IR from my 
> Logitech Harmony.
>
> However, the discovery does give me a chance to solve a problem that 
> I've been delaying tackling for years: How to send channel changes 
> from MythTV without an ugly IR blaster taped to the front of my STB.
I would check what the device supports via UPNP (e.g. upnp-inspector).

I have a dish network ViP222k and change channels on TV2 (and TV1) over 
IP using a script that calls "miranda.py" from MythTV.