[mythtv-users] detecting blank screen if video source is turned off

[Adam Hirsch]

Michael Lynch (lynchmv at gmail.com) wrote:

> If you're using an irblaster or some sort of channel changing script,
> perhaps you could utilize the discrete power codes somehow?

> http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/discrete.shtml
> http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-discrete/list.cgi

I am using an irblaster and a script, but the cable box I've got is so
brand new that I'm not finding any discrete codes for it, yet.  (I'm using
a MyBlaster and the associated perl script, which doesn't contain any
discrete codes, oddly.)

Adam

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