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<blockquote data-quote="zswman" data-source="post: 81341" data-attributes="member: 20006">I know I would use the capability.&nbsp; As mzemina pointed-out, it should interface w/ My DVDs.&nbsp; There are a number of challenges to overcome w/ providing such a plugin.&nbsp; It would be easiest to i/f w/ those w/ an RS232 interface, but most do not have one, they use IR.&nbsp; All changers have a unique sequence to initiate any given disk - my sony CD changer allows me to simply hit 'disk' then '#' then 'enter' and it selects and plays it.&nbsp; My DVD changer (again sony), doesn't accept a disk key and you MUST go through the folder option to type in a #, then 'enter.'&nbsp; Furthermore, to work reliably a script must work even when the disk is playing intros or trailers where the DVD software has locked-out keys like 'folder' or 'next chapter' or 'ff.'&nbsp; In this event it needs to initiate a stop sequence first, wait the approriate amount of time (my changer won't &quot;queue&quot; commands correctly), then hit 'folder,' etc.&nbsp; I am assuming two different brands of changers will have similar differences.I learned all of this writing a script through Homeseer to control my changers; it was ultimately successful, but it took a lot of tailoring to make both changers work.Would love to see it though!&nbsp; (actually, just a MY Programs interface from My DVDs would work for me because I could call my Homeseer scripts).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zswman, post: 81341, member: 20006"] I know I would use the capability. As mzemina pointed-out, it should interface w/ My DVDs. There are a number of challenges to overcome w/ providing such a plugin. It would be easiest to i/f w/ those w/ an RS232 interface, but most do not have one, they use IR. All changers have a unique sequence to initiate any given disk - my sony CD changer allows me to simply hit 'disk' then '#' then 'enter' and it selects and plays it. My DVD changer (again sony), doesn't accept a disk key and you MUST go through the folder option to type in a #, then 'enter.' Furthermore, to work reliably a script must work even when the disk is playing intros or trailers where the DVD software has locked-out keys like 'folder' or 'next chapter' or 'ff.' In this event it needs to initiate a stop sequence first, wait the approriate amount of time (my changer won't "queue" commands correctly), then hit 'folder,' etc. I am assuming two different brands of changers will have similar differences. I learned all of this writing a script through Homeseer to control my changers; it was ultimately successful, but it took a lot of tailoring to make both changers work. Would love to see it though! (actually, just a MY Programs interface from My DVDs would work for me because I could call my Homeseer scripts). [/QUOTE]

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