Controlling MythTV from the network?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just been looking at Myth =96 looks good :-)

Was thinking of using an old box with a medium speed CPU (enough to
playbac=
k as I don=92t need encoding support =96 yet) and putting it in Node0. A
co=
uple of things spring to mind:

Remote control =96 either get a supported IR device and control it via my
I=
R network OR use the supported telnet method and somehow get HomeVision to
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run the telnet commands on receipt of an IR command via the IR network?

Video output =96 since my video matrix switcher is composite only (good
eno=
ugh for most feeds), I=92d need to distribute composite =96 no problem but
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my 50=94 plasma is the one display in the house that would notice the lack
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of quality. I also have component and VGA inputs to the plasma but as they
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are already in use, I=92d need either a VGA or Component switcher which
wou=
ld probably be fairly expensive?

Anyone already solved these problems =96 what did you do?

Thanks,

Paul.





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