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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nzdreamer55" data-source="post: 1055214" data-attributes="member: 106790">Yes I agree with you that IRSS is the tool for what we need (can the TV3 blaster plugin work with eventghost?), however there are some really hard things to do with it when it comes to working with other peripheral equipment that Eventghost just does so easily.  When I try to write macros for IRSS there are 3-4 different spots that could be used and I was never sure where to put what or which was doing the work.  Eventghost has a wonderful event watcher/log so you can see what is happening and drag what you need to where you need it.  This is VERY slick!IRSS is very slow to respond and seems sometimes to not respond at all.  I had to constantly restart my computer when ever I made a change.  It is constantly stated in the IRSS thread that there is no developer and thus support is almost non-existent.  Event Ghost has a following outside MP and thus you don't have to rely on the limited resources at MP forums.  Another crazy thing (and this is just a problem specific to me...remember it is all about me) that I could not wrap my head around is that MP client can use my USB-UIRT to control MP client and blast my STB, but when I tried to map the buttons (BTW here is where event Ghost is Much faster at mapping, just press everything it shows up on the left then drag to the right..BAM!  Done!)  when I tried to map my back button or previous menu button, MP configure would crash.See here<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mp-1-6-crashed-when-programming-the-previous-memu-button-for-usb-uirt.123743/page-2#post-1052870" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/mp-1-6-crashed-when-programming-the-previous-memu-button-for-usb-uirt.123743/page-2#post-1052870</a>So My personal experience with Eventghost has been wonderful.  I guess if it had been a pain in the butt then I would be trying IRSS again.  I think that a plug-in to blast STB from either within the MP client or the TV server (I think the TV Server might be better if you wanted to use Argus and had an analogue capture card which most STB people have to have, but I am just guessing)Thanks for the link to the thread above (I hope he used EventGhost and has a solution that I can use <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />-SI also forgot to mention, most of out media is from video sources from the internet (e.g online video plugin, etc.) and cable TV really does not come into play much so getting the TV component working isn't a top priority, but having a remote control that the wife can use or making sure that the HTPC can turn off all the peripherals reliably, is VERY important and event Ghost has been a life saver in this area.</blockquote>

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