This is awesome, thanks. :-) A couple more questions... how can I control mythtv via a remote control instead of using keyboard?
If I hooked up a VCR to save some tapes to disk (or even burn DVDs), how would I control that from mythtv? Thanks again Ricardo ----- Original Message ----- From: "David George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] directv and dish network > On 03/16/2005 05:36 PM, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I just found out about mythtv and it really looks exciting. I have a number > >of newbie questions... > > > >Is it possible to use mythtv in conjunction with either directv or dish > >network (or even both...?) > > > > > Yes, even both. > > >Can I plug in the receiver's output into the capture card and have mythtv > >record the signal? If so, is it possible to pause/rewind that signal as > >well? > > > > > Yes, and yes. > > >What about control, how can mythtv control the receiver, in order to change > >channels? Is mythtv capable of displaying tv guide listings for say directv > >or dish, and then even tuning channels (vai controlling the receiver box)? > > > > > Change channels via serial cable or IR blaster. tv guide listings from > labs.zap2it.com (see the mythtv docs). > > >And, last but not least, what if I have both a dish receiver and a directv > >receiver, and 2 tuner cards, is it possible to control both via mythtv? This > >would indeed be awesome. > > > > > Yes. > > Feel free to search the archives for more information. > > http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv > > -- > David > > HDTV capable frontend I am working on (now with a picture) > http://mythhd.info > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
