[mythtv-users] Help Setting up serial IR blaster for Comcast/Pace DC50X

[Brian Wood]

On Thursday 14 May 2009 09:32:41 Greg Woods wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 08:54 -0600, Brian Wood wrote:
> > It's sounding more and more like you have a hardware problem.
>
> Possibly, but I never could get my IR blaster to work either. There is a
> recent previous thread with my trials and tribulations with it too.
>
> I gave up on it, bought a firewire card, and that worked immediately
> with 6200ch, and flawlessly with my DCH-3200 cable box. That may or may
> not be an option for Brad.

I also gave up on getting a serial blaster to work, but I admit I didn't put 
too much effort into it. I found out about the MyBlasters, which use the 
serial port in the normal manner, and do not require LIRC. I had it working 
ten minutes after I received it, and it has never missed a channel change.

Because they are externally powered, and do not rely on power from the serial 
port, the MyBlasters put out much more IR energy than a typical serial 
blaster. I can change channels from another room, not that I have any reason 
to do that.

Unfortunately, the MyBlasters are no longer available, at least not new, 
FleaBay might be a possibility. I'd certainly never consider selling mine :-)

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