[mythtv-users] Kill frontend when TV is turned off.

[Ben Eisemann]

Another thought that I just had...

is i've seen switches that exist inline in a short extension cord.  When the
appliance that is plugged into the end of the cord stops drawing power, then
the switch turns itself off.

Along that line, you could possible build a little relay type box that you
plug your TV into that monitors its amp draw.  When it dips below a preset
level, it could send out a serial / network / USB / however creative you
feel type connection.  Or plug a UPS into it and set it to a very short
delay before sending a shut down signal (maybe 2 minutes).

God Bless,

Ben T. Eisemann
beisemann at gmail.com

Faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse. -
Philip Yancey


On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Ben Eisemann <ben at locojeeper.com> wrote:

> "elements" = wife / kids?
>
> That would result in a firm "NO!!, Bad TV user".  Which would then result
> in nothing changing at all.
>
> I realized that too... which is where the mixed up states would start to
> cause a problem.
>
>
> God Bless,
>
> Ben T. Eisemann
> beisemann at gmail.com
>
> Faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse. -
> Philip Yancey
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Jan Johansson <j2 at mupp.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> >Jan,
>> >
>> >Here is my plan (yet implemented) to achieve the same result.
>> >
>> >I run a Mac Mini front end (somewhat irrelevant, just thought I'd mention
>> >it) and setup an IR transceiver to receive ALL my remote control
>> commands.
>> >Then with a power-off... the front end would turn around send out an IR
>> >signal turning off the TV and then shutting itself down.  Still would
>> need
>> >to come up with some sort of flag or indicator to make sure the states
>> >(TV-OFF FE-OFF, TV-ON FE-ON) don't get switched around (TV-ON FE-OFF,
>> TV-OFF
>> >FE-ON).
>> >
>> >Not a perfect solution but one I hope to implement.
>>
>> The snag there (I have a IRTrans Lan Controller, so it wouldnt be hard.)
>> is that certain elements of the household still kill the TV and receiver
>> with the power button on the devices rather then with the Harmony.
>>
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