Possible to have TV2 use IR??

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audballz

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Dec 15, 2005

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• Jul 5, 2007

• #1

Hello all,
I was wondering if it was possible to have TV2 controlled by IR instead of UHF. I want to connect TV2 out to my PC's capture card and stream it to my workplace. But I wont be able to have the pc change the channels on TV2 via UHF. Nothing exists for PC. I know there are IR to UHF convertors, but there is no UHF to IR convertors. Is there any way to change remote mode for TV2?

Thanks,
Aud

 

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DAJohnsonGymDawg

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• Jul 5, 2007

• #2

Yes there is. I use a sling-box to do the same thing. Take an IR remote - change the remote id to #1 (make sure tv1 isn't the same), hit record while on the dish-info screen. Bingo - you are there.

 

Pepper

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• Jul 5, 2007

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that doesn't make sense, what you describe will change the address of TV1 not TV2.

As far as I know there has been no progress yet on the feature request for IR control of TV2.

 

HIFI

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• Jul 5, 2007

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Why not just set the mode on the receiver to single

 

Jim5506

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• Jul 6, 2007

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Or upgrade an old receiver to a ViP211. For $49 net and the same monthly bill, I now can output HD to projector and letterboxed HD and 4X3 SD to my TiVo which controls channels on the 211.