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Bill Bogstad wrote: > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro-blu-5a1Jt6qxUNc at public.gmane.org> wrote: >> I wrote: >>> So looks like my options are: >>> 1. Get an active combiner to feed the PVR500 + 2 IR blasters. >>> 2. Buy a couple of PVR150s on eBay ($25 ~ $50 ea) + 2 IR blasters. > > Some versions of the PVR150s come with IR blasters built into them. > But I have (through personal experience) learned that > they aren't general purpose IR blasters. They are preprogrammed > knowing about certain kinds of remotes in the firmware. I found no > way to get them to change channels on a DTA. I think they might work > with some of the Comcast STBs, but I haven't tried it as my STB is > nowhere near my BE. There are some vastly superior IR blasters out there that do all the timing with an on-board chip which makes it much more accurate and less of a load on the system. I am using a very ancient (as in it connects via a serial port. Interesting story upon request) version of this: http://www.redrat.co.uk/ They are learning devices, so you can train from any remote. There are also one-for-all remotes that can connect to your computer http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/JP1_universal_remote_controls_%28One-for-all%29
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