[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD-PVR

[David George]

On 03/05/2008 06:16 PM, John P Poet wrote:
> How are you going to handle channel changes?  Since your box is
> "ethernet attached" it could be in a completely different room from
> the Mythbackend computer.
>
> I see the Hauppauge HD-PVR has an integrated IR-blaster.  Personally,
> I am not interested in the IR-blaster because the USB port on my
> Directv H20 works much better.  Since the Hauppauge HD-PVR is USB
> based, it needs to be close to the Mythbackend computer anyway, so
> using another USB port to control the H20 make more sense to me.
>   

I also have Directv so serial control is important to me (and will be in 
there).  For cable and Dish boxes we will support an IR-blaster also.  
The box itself runs Linux so it will be open to whatever you want to do 
on it.

-- 
David