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<blockquote data-quote="callworth" data-source="post: 131895" data-attributes="member: 47130">Thank you so much for the help. It's just a standard IrDA RS232 serial port adapter, <a href="http://www.actisys.com" target="_blank">Actisys</a> ACT-IR200L. I had previously purchased it to use with MythTV but decided to use MediaPortal instead. It is pretty widely supported in the MythTV community so I know it should work in MediaPortal in theory. Reality I know can be something altogether different. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I have a Dish Network 311 receiver to control unfortunately it only has IR. Life would be simpler if Dish would just&nbsp; put a serial port on the back!I've spent the last several days struggling to find out how to make the serial IR adapter work with MediaPortal but have not found anything. I've searched and searched but come up with nothing. Am I missing something obvious?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="callworth, post: 131895, member: 47130"] Thank you so much for the help. It's just a standard IrDA RS232 serial port adapter, [URL="http://www.actisys.com"]Actisys[/URL] ACT-IR200L. I had previously purchased it to use with MythTV but decided to use MediaPortal instead. It is pretty widely supported in the MythTV community so I know it [I]should[/I] work in MediaPortal in theory. Reality I know can be something altogether different. :) I have a Dish Network 311 receiver to control unfortunately it only has IR. Life would be simpler if Dish would just put a serial port on the back! I've spent the last several days struggling to find out how to make the serial IR adapter work with MediaPortal but have not found anything. I've searched and searched but come up with nothing. Am I missing something obvious? [/QUOTE]

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