[mythtvnz] First time MythTV box - some questions...

[Barry Clearwater]

Do we have links to a sky IR blaster setup howto anywhere?

PS as previously mentioned, Hauppauge Nova T or Technotrend cards are
easy installs for DVB-S as is the Technisat skystar 2 version 
2.6.
Barry

On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 15:40 +1200, Steve Hodge wrote:

> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Phill Coxon <phill at getresults.co.nz>
> wrote:
> 
>         2) I will be using this box to record content off our sky
>         decoder so I
>         can watch movies / documentaries etc at a later date.
>         
>         What's the best way to connect the sky box ouput to the
>         PVR-150? It has
>         a scart cable attached at the moment but no s-video lead.
>          Does anyone
>         know if I can replace that with a scart cable with s-video on
>         it to plug
>         into the PVR-150?
>         
> 
> Yes, you can. At least with all the Sky Digital decoder models I've
> had. This is what I do.
>  
>         
>         3) What's the best way to integrate mythtv so that I can
>         select and mark
>         content I want to record?
>         
>         Can I use the mythtv EPG to view sky listings, select programs
>         to record
>         and have the IR blaster tell the sky box what to do at the
>         right time?
>         
> 
> 
> 
> Yes - this is the best way to go. You shouldn't need to use the Sky
> EPG at all. You need to get the blaster working with the Sky box,
> which usually isn't too hard. You'll also need to get the Sky EPG data
> into mythtv - probably via a download in your case. If you've got Sky
> Digital I'd seriously consider getting a DVB card too. That would get
> you Freeview and allow you to grab the Sky EPG directly from the
> satellite.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve
> 
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