[mythtv-users] Not happy with StreamZap remote

[MythTV]

Scott,

I have two different frontends (FC6 on an EPIA MII 10000 & FC6 on a  
2.8GHz P4) using the Streamzap remote and have no problems at all.

The LED flashing looks like there is something else sending a signal  
that is interfering with the remote.  The LEDs on my Streamzaps only  
flash when I press buttons on the remote.  The Streamzap appears to  
use the Philips RC5 protocol which uses a 36KHz IR carrier.  You  
might want to try turning off lights and other equipment until the  
LED stop flashing to see what is causing the interference.

Mino

On Feb 2, 2007, at 1:08 PM, Scott Johnson wrote:

>
> After giving up on LIRC with my TV Tuner remote I bought a  
> StreamZap USB
> receiver and remote and it worked right away on my Fedora Core 4  
> MythTv
> box.  My problem is that it is tricky to use.  You have to press and
> hold each button for just the right amount of time.  Too long and it
> repeats the press.  Too short and it skips it.   I can tolerate it but
> it nags me.  So that is my first problem.  The second is that the IR
> receiver flashes its bright red LED in my living room 24 hours per  
> day.
> The LED flashes in Windows too but the remote is much more  
> responsive in
> Windows.
>
> I hoped that the problems were the Streamzap receiver and after it
> annoyed me enough I bought a second StreamZap remote and receiver to
> test that theory.  At least maybe the red LED wouldn't flash any more,
> or so I hoped.  Wrong, the new receiver still flashes its LED and is
> just as sluggish in MythTv.
>
> The StreamZap is a part of the reference KnoppMyth hardware  
> (Dragon) so
> people must be getting better results from it than I am.  I just  
> want to
> confirm this before I spend my precious free time on something LIRC
> related.  I blew weeks of my free time trying to get the TV tuner  
> remote
> to work.  I can't imagine that people are paying $1150 for Dragon 2.0
> and then have to put a piece of tape over the LED.
>
>
> Scott
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