IR Control of satellite box

[mdonovan]

This is hopefully my last question about HTPC's. Setting the PC up was easy, but all these little details are a pain! Anyway, enough crying. I'm using DirecTV, and I need to control the set top box via Vista Media Center. The remote I ordered does not come with an IR blaster to control the box, so I was wondering what can I buy to use with VMC to control the set top box? I don't record TV much (all the commercials and that stupid garbage they put at the bottom of the screen all the time ruin anything I'm watching ), but I'd still like the capability.

Thanks for all the advice you've all given me. I'm glad to have this group of people available to ask these questions!

Matt

 

[CollinR]

Good news and bad news...

Good news is the VMC remote IIRC comes with a blaster.

Bad news... VMC doesn't support the USBUIRT or RS232 control.


I would do some forum searching before I got a blaster other then a USBUIRT it is the most widely supported IR transciever. Hopefully someone has added support for it under VMC.

 

[mdonovan]

Good news and bad news...

Good news is the VMC remote IIRC comes with a blaster.

Bad news... VMC doesn't support the USBUIRT or RS232 control.


I would do some forum searching before I got a blaster other then a USBUIRT it is the most widely supported IR transciever. Hopefully someone has added support for it under VMC.

After more searching I found others asking the same question as I am, and the answer seems to be "get a Microsoft VMC remote, which comes with IR blasters, and use the remote I already have". That's the route I think I'll take.

Matt

 

[twilo123]

thegreenbutton.com

Good news and bad news...

Good news is the VMC remote IIRC comes with a blaster.

Bad news... VMC doesn't support the USBUIRT or RS232 control.


I would do some forum searching before I got a blaster other then a USBUIRT it is the most widely supported IR transciever. Hopefully someone has added support for it under VMC.

After more searching I found others asking the same question as I am, and the answer seems to be "get a Microsoft VMC remote, which comes with IR blasters, and use the remote I already have". That's the route I think I'll take.

Matt