[mythtv-users] MythTV - Video Distribution Solution?
Drew Tomlinson
drew at mykitchentable.net
Wed Jan 16 01:23:55 UTC 2008
On 1/14/2008 11:49 AM Brian Wood wrote:
[deletia]
>> You'll also need to keep in mind when dealing with satellite or
>> digital cable services, you'll most likely need to set up IR Blaster
>> type controllers to change the channels for the set top boxes, so
>> you'll need to factor that into your plans. Putting two IR blasters
>> across from each other controlling different, but identical boxes
>> could lead to some interesting fun times.
>>
>
> With satellite receivers you can assign different remote codes to each
> receiver to avoid conflicts. I'm not sure about cable STBs, but I
> suspect at least some of them might have similar capabilities.
>
I have great success controlling my DirecTV receivers via serial
connections and thus eliminating any problems with multiple IR
Blasters. I do not know if serial control is possible with Dish. I'm
pretty sure most cable providers don't allow serial control over their STBs.
Cheers,
Drew
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