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<blockquote data-quote="Thecodont" data-source="post: 188995" data-attributes="member: 56146">Ok, so I have installed MP and everything is great but I have a few question that have left my simple mind stumped.What I can do:I am able to watch TV on MP using my Hauppauge 250 card so long as I leave the channel on 3 (and only channel 3) and use the STB remote to change the channel on the STB. I get that:I need to use an IR blaster to control my set top box.&nbsp; I need this so MP can change the channel on my STB when I hit the channel change button on my Hauppauge remote.It seems that:With or without an IR blaster it seems like if I hit the channel change button on my Hauppauge remote then I will change the channel on my PVR card to something other than channel 3.&nbsp; At that point it will not matter what my STB is on, I will have just screen snow.My question:How does the IR blaster solve this problemConclusion:Maybe I am thinking way too hard about this.&nbsp; Money is not the issue so I am happy to buy a MCE remote if I can just load a plug in run a wire to my STB and forget about the rest.&nbsp; Is this possible?&nbsp; I also don’t mind paying the fee for the EPG company that replaced Zap2It.&nbsp; Any thoughts?&nbsp; If I spend much more time on this my wife will kill me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!&nbsp; &nbsp; :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> TV-Server Version: .02MediaPortal Version: .0.2.3.0 RC2MediaPortal Skin: Windows Version: XPCPU Type: P3 1GhzHDD: 500GB + 250GBMemory: 1GB 1. TV Card: Hauppauge 250 Satelite/CableTV Provider: Verizon FiosRemote: Hauppauge 250</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thecodont, post: 188995, member: 56146"] Ok, so I have installed MP and everything is great but I have a few question that have left my simple mind stumped. What I can do: I am able to watch TV on MP using my Hauppauge 250 card so long as I leave the channel on 3 (and only channel 3) and use the STB remote to change the channel on the STB. I get that: I need to use an IR blaster to control my set top box. I need this so MP can change the channel on my STB when I hit the channel change button on my Hauppauge remote. It seems that: With or without an IR blaster it seems like if I hit the channel change button on my Hauppauge remote then I will change the channel on my PVR card to something other than channel 3. At that point it will not matter what my STB is on, I will have just screen snow. My question: How does the IR blaster solve this problem Conclusion: Maybe I am thinking way too hard about this. Money is not the issue so I am happy to buy a MCE remote if I can just load a plug in run a wire to my STB and forget about the rest. Is this possible? I also don’t mind paying the fee for the EPG company that replaced Zap2It. Any thoughts? If I spend much more time on this my wife will kill me :ooops: [b]TV-Server Version[/b]: .02 [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: .0.2.3.0 RC2 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: [b]Windows Version[/b]: XP [b]CPU Type[/b]: P3 1Ghz [b]HDD[/b]: 500GB + 250GB [b]Memory[/b]: 1GB [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Hauppauge 250 [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: Verizon Fios [b]Remote[/b]: Hauppauge 250 [/QUOTE]

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