[mythtv-users] Re: newbie questions

[Grant Edwards]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 11:59:45PM -0400, Christopher Flynn wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:20:51 -0700, nate s <nate.strickland at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If your reciever has a serial port ( that may look like a phone jack,
> > a headphone plug, or something else) you can buy or make a cable to
> > control it via serial port.  If not you can use an ir blaster.
> 
> Umm... not really. A serial port is a 9 pin connector and does not
> look like a phone jack.

I've seen quite a few bits of gear that used RJ-45 jacks for
RS-232 serial ports.  It's not uncommon at all.

-- 
Grant Edwards
grante at visi.com