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I will still have some use for this, so I'll keep it up to date through 1.01/2, but I realized something yesterday - the blaster built in to Hauppauge units, or at least the one in the HD-PVR, isn't very good. Perhaps it's their software. Whatever the case: 1) Channel changes just aren't very fast - in working with this plugin I discovered that there appears to be some sort of minor (but noticeable) delay before the command to blast a code is even sent to the unit, and 2) There is simply no way to get the Hauppauge blaster software to work reliably with more than one Hauppauge device. Dual HD-PVR's, for example, are unworkable.

I was still plugging away at this thing until yesterday when, while digging around my "old PC parts" bin for a cable, I found a USB-UIRT that I had bought all the way back in 2003. One driver update away and it was installed and working. I installed and configured IRServer Suite to use it as a blaster, configured it's TVE3 plugin, and the difference is tremendous. Channel changes on my STB are lightning fast now, within a half-second of being as fast as my actual STB. The USB-UIRT will also control multiple STB's for multiple tuners/capture devices from different vendors.

The plugin I have attached works, and it's a decent enough solution if the blaster in the Hauppauge unit you have is all you've got. If you get a chance though I highly recommend the USB-UIRT as a blaster/IR Receiver - 6 years after buying it and the thing works like a charm.

<blockquote data-quote="ixian" data-source="post: 396708" data-attributes="member: 54932">I will still have some use for this, so I'll keep it up to date through 1.01/2, but I realized something yesterday - the blaster built in to Hauppauge units, or at least the one in the HD-PVR, isn't very good. Perhaps it's their software. Whatever the case: 1) Channel changes just aren't very fast - in working with this plugin I discovered that there appears to be some sort of minor (but noticeable) delay before the command to blast a code is even sent to the unit, and 2) There is simply no way to get the Hauppauge blaster software to work reliably with more than one Hauppauge device. Dual HD-PVR's, for example, are unworkable.I was still plugging away at this thing until yesterday when, while digging around my &quot;old PC parts&quot; bin for a cable, I found a USB-UIRT that I had bought all the way back in 2003. One driver update away and it was installed and working. I installed and configured IRServer Suite to use it as a blaster, configured it's TVE3 plugin, and the difference is tremendous. Channel changes on my STB are lightning fast now, within a half-second of being as fast as my actual STB. The USB-UIRT will also control multiple STB's for multiple tuners/capture devices from different vendors.The plugin I have attached works, and it's a decent enough solution if the blaster in the Hauppauge unit you have is all you've got. If you get a chance though I highly recommend the USB-UIRT as a blaster/IR Receiver - 6 years after buying it and the thing works like a charm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ixian, post: 396708, member: 54932"] I will still have some use for this, so I'll keep it up to date through 1.01/2, but I realized something yesterday - the blaster built in to Hauppauge units, or at least the one in the HD-PVR, isn't very good. Perhaps it's their software. Whatever the case: 1) Channel changes just aren't very fast - in working with this plugin I discovered that there appears to be some sort of minor (but noticeable) delay before the command to blast a code is even sent to the unit, and 2) There is simply no way to get the Hauppauge blaster software to work reliably with more than one Hauppauge device. Dual HD-PVR's, for example, are unworkable. I was still plugging away at this thing until yesterday when, while digging around my "old PC parts" bin for a cable, I found a USB-UIRT that I had bought all the way back in 2003. One driver update away and it was installed and working. I installed and configured IRServer Suite to use it as a blaster, configured it's TVE3 plugin, and the difference is tremendous. Channel changes on my STB are lightning fast now, within a half-second of being as fast as my actual STB. The USB-UIRT will also control multiple STB's for multiple tuners/capture devices from different vendors. The plugin I have attached works, and it's a decent enough solution if the blaster in the Hauppauge unit you have is all you've got. If you get a chance though I highly recommend the USB-UIRT as a blaster/IR Receiver - 6 years after buying it and the thing works like a charm. [/QUOTE]