[mythtv-users] Power Relay for Frontends

Thomas Boehm mythtv-users at lists.boehmi.net
Thu Oct 25 11:03:17 UTC 2012


Brian Long wrote:
> What about using a smart power strip?  I've not tried these with
> MythTV and it would hard power-off your frontend when the TV is
> powered off, but it's an idea.  :)
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-LCG5-Auto-Switching-Technology/dp/B000L9635G

That's what I'm doing. I have a 15+ years old master-slave extension
lead (I think they were called like that in those days). But I use it
the other way around, my frontend switches the TV on or off. How else
would the frontend shut down gracefully? I also need only one remote
control, the one for the FE.



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