[mythtv-users] New to list

Craig Tinson craig at 8010.co.uk
Sun Jun 26 11:51:26 UTC 2005


Nick Rout wrote:

>Hi I just wanted to introduce myself as I have just joined. I am a myth
>user from New Zealand. I just upgraded to 0.18. It is running on an epia
>M9000 with gentoo.
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Hi Nick

>I have just been using myth to watch pre-recorded shows and dvd's so
>far, but I just invested in a Hauppauge PVR-150MCE so hopefully by the
>end of the weekend I will be watching and recording live TV through it
>too.
>
>As all my TV comes through an external SkyTV satellite decoder I will be
>using composite in, has anyone got any tips on changing channels on a
>SkyTV box programmatically - I am thinking I will have to make a IR
>transmitter and use it to emulate the decoder's remote control?
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Same as the previous poster I am in the UK but I use Sky.

I have the redremote serial (link already posted) and it was a doddle to 
setup.. although I did have to configure it on a windows box first (no 
big deal - and only took 30 seconds with the supplied windows application)

little bit of sticky-tape to attach to the IR on the front of the Sky 
box and I was away.. very reliable too

As already mentioned it takes a couple of seconds to switch channels but 
as you will soon realise this isn't a problem as with Myth you'll spend 
all your time watching stuff already recorded earlier.

Have fun!

Craig


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