[mythtvnz] Sky decoder and PVR-500

[Stephen Worthington]

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:59:45 +0200 (CEST), you wrote:

>
>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:31:02 Stephen Worthington wrote:
>>> Does the sky decoder have an S-Video output?
>>> Or is S-Video on a SCART, requiring a converter cable?
>>
>> Yes it has two scart outputs with cables to fit.
>>
>>> How does the audio connect?
>>
>> Stereo RCA jacks.
>>
>>> What cables come with the decoder?
>>
>> Depends on the contractor/installer, they will usually provide you with
>> what
>> your television supports but I'm sure any decent one will provide you with
>> what you choose.
>>
>> hads

Thanks, hads.  I just hope I get a good installer then.  They could
not book an install for me until 3rd October (it seems they do
Saturday installs in PN).

>You will also need an irblaster to change channels (unless Sky has some
>way to communicate with a PC). A serial irblaster should do fine.
>http://www.irblaster.info/

Fortunately, I have ir blaster hardware already - I think it came with
the MCE remote.  The trick will be getting it to work, as I have never
used it.