[mythtv-users] Advice on media players

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Thu Dec 3 20:06:37 UTC 2009


On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 03 December 2009 11:33:35 am Michael Tiller wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>> > My Revo arrived yesterday. I'm trying to decide on the best way to set it
>> > up.
>>
>> How do you deal with control?  It didn't see that it had an IR port.
>
> Give me a little time, I've barely got it out of the box :-)
>
> The best solution will be if I can use the IR capability on either my HDHR or
> HD-PVR-1212. If neither of these solutions works out I may try a USB-serial
> adapter, since I use a MyBlaster it should work, though I know LIRC type
> blasters will not work with with USB-to-serial adapters. For receiving there
> are a lot of USB IR receivers available.
>
> I normally use an RF keyboard for control, which should work, the problem
> will be controlling my DISH receiver.

So this is going to be a backend too? (why else would it need to
control a receiver?)


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