[pvrusb2] Feature Misconception of HVR-1950?

[Mike Isely]

On Wed, 14 May 2008, roger wrote:

> http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1950.html
> 
> "Notes:
> For analog cable TV reception, you need an analog cable TV connection.
> If you have a digital cable set-top box or a satellite box, the
> WinTV-HVR-1950 can connect via either Composite or S-Video inputs.
> Channel changing will be done using the IR Blaster."
> 
> Should probably be modified to read (or something similar):
> 
> "If the WinTV-HVR-1950 is connect via either Composite or S-Video inputs
> channel changing cannot be done via the IR Blaster."

No, the first statement is correct.  An IR Blaster is an IR 
*transmitter* not a receiver.  The point here is that if you have to use 
a cable box then you typically will want to jack the cable box's 
composite (or s-video) output into the device and also aim the IR 
blaster at the box's IR receiver.  Then you set up the IR blaster 
software transmit appropriate channel change codes and also tell the PVR 
app to use the devices composite (or s-video) input.

> 
> Or can channel changing be really configured if it is connected through
> Composite/S-Video to the Digital/Satellite box?
> 

You are confusing channel changing on the HVR-1950's RF tuner with 
channel changing in the cable box.  Two entirely different things.

  -Mike

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