[mythtv-users] DirecTV H21-200 Receiver

[John P Poet]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 4:32 AM, Josh <TwoOneSix at thatclothingco.com> wrote:
>> > Anyone have a reliable way to change channels on the DirecTV HD
>> > H21-200 receiver?  There is a USB and Ethernet port on the back of the
>> > unit.
>> >  I dont seem to find any lirc blaster remote codes that reliably change
>> > the
>> > channels either.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>> > Thanks,
>> > Joe K
>>
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Controlling_DirecTV_Set_Top_Box_%28STB%29_via_USB_or_Serial
>>
>>
>> John
>
> Joe, I got one of these units a few months back and was never able to build
> a cable that would work reliably... I ended up having to "blast" IR to
> control the unit. I wasn't able to find lirc codes either so I recorded my
> own from the provided remote. See: http://www.lirc.org/html/irrecord.html
>
> If you get your H21-200 port working to directly control the box, let me
> know.
>
> - Josh

I have bought two Dynex DX-UBDB9 recently, which work fine.

John
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