Rob G wrote:
I did some more research on the DSR500, It has a built in MPG2 Encoder. It looks like the Ethernet would be for output to a computer. Or possibly you could use the USB as well. Seems kind of strange though as it does not have a Hard Drive built in that it would copy over on the fly. Hmmmmm really strange peice of work that is but I still wouldn't spend $399 for it :)
Rob
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:49:38 -0400, stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rob G wrote:
Well I am no good at soldering and small things like that Fat Fingers stop me from being able to do that.
But I do know some people that can do that. If you can send me the list of parts it woudl be greatly appreciated.
I have Motorolla receivers, not sure what they are calling them other then that, and I checked out the price of the DSR500 OMFG $400, it's not worth it if you ask me.
Really out of all this all I want to do is to be able to CAP tv shows that I am not home for with out having to go out and buy another VCR, all mine the record function just does not work properly, or go out and get a PVR when I have a TV-Tuner card in one of my systems.
I just don't get the functionality on the Windows Based system that MythTV seems to offer.
Oh well I digress and I want to try this out so if you could pass on any relavent info on building my own IRBlaster it would be greatly appreciated.
TIA Rob
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:45:36 -0400, stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rob G wrote:
Ok well the two receivers that I have do not have a Serial port on them. Or any other type of port other then for input or output of the signal. I guess I will look into making/purchasing an IR Blaster, though I was hoping I could do it without one.
Thanx
hi,
i've got a few starchoice receivers (navigo 301, 305, and 401), and none of them can be controlled via serial port.
however, i bought some parts and built a couple of ir blasters (based on http://www.lirc.org/improved_transmitter.html ), and they work great with my receivers.
if you decide to build your own, i can give you a list of the part numbers that i used.
on a side note, the starchoice DSR500 has 3 USB ports (1 front, 2 back) and a 10/100 ethernet port ... here's a picture:
http://www.starchoice.com/images/product/dsr500_large_back.jpg
it'd be interesting to see how they could be used ...
stephen
here's a list of the parts i used. i purchased most of it from http://www.digikey.ca/, but you can find these things in lots of other places. at least with the digikey part # you'll have a starting point:
part desc DigiKey part # case style ============================= =============== ============= silicon diode 1N4148FS-ND DO-35 .25W resistors (5% tol, 1k) 1.0KQBK-ND Axial .25W resistors (5% tol, 2.2k) 2.2KQBK-ND Axial .25W resistors (5% tol, 3.9k) 3.9KQBK-ND Axial .25W resistors (5% tol, 10k) 10KQBK-ND Axial .25W resistors (5% tol, 22ohm) 22QBK-ND Axial 4700 uF capacitor 493-1047-ND Radial PNP transistor ZTX549-ND TO-92 NPN transistor PN2222AFS-ND TO-92 IR diode 475-1088-ND
for the female serial (DB9) connector, you can use an old serial mouse. for the connection wire/solder, i just used some cat 5e (with a solid core, not stranded stuff). and the circuit board was from Radio Shack -- i think it had 417 holes, and i was able to split it in half and get two blasters from one board.
since the red LED and 0.5k resistor were optional (only for visible feedback, and that can be done with a video camera), i didn't use them. makes it a tad smaller and cheaper.
hope that helps, stephen
Naw, can't say that I would spend that on it either. I think it also handles high-def signals, but since I don't have an HDTV-capable television, it'd be a waste.
Stephen
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