Thanks David for the reply. Does the RCA box have composite video out and some sort of audio line out? This would then be fed into the PVR-250?
Are there other sat boxes with Firewire? Is this a "better" option now that firewire is now supported? Thanks, -John ----- Original Message ----- From: "David George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Capture Sat content using PVR-250 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:46:46 -0500 > > On 3/22/2005 1:04 PM, john roberts wrote: > > > Hey - a buddy of mine has a Tivo series 2 box. I believe it acts as the > > sat receiver and the traditional "tivo" like features. > > > > How would you capture the sat content with a PVR-250 -AND- change the > > channel? I've seen talk about perl scripts which change sat/cable boxes > > using serial cables/etc. But - is there such a solution for someone using > > a Tivo/combo Series 2 box? > > > > > I also have a DirecTivo (series 2). I found it was just easier to buy a > couple of Directv receivers on eBay (RCA DRD-435, about $1 plus s/h, woohoo) > and use a serial cable to control them (oh and I needed to order an access > card for them another $20 each). > > The DirecTivo doesn't have a serial *input* for channel changing. You would > need to use an IR blaster. Also, you would only be able to use one of the > tuners as you can only *watch* one thing at a time on the DTiVo. > > -- 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 -- _______________________________________________ NEW! Lycos Dating Search. The only place to search multiple dating sites at once. http://datingsearch.lycos.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
