Any reommendations on where to get an IR blaster?

Tom Dunne · 21-10-2006 10:40am #1

As per the title - I'm considering getting an IR blaster type thing. After numerous Google searches, all I have come across are some bogey looking US sites. Anyone around here actually bought one? If so, where?

Also, of those that I have seen, they are all RS-232 (i.e. old COM port) based. Are there any USB versions around?

I'm getting a bit tired of having to set Sky to autoview every time I want to record something.

Thanks,

TD.

8T8 · 21-10-2006 11:11am

IR blaster like the one MCE uses (which is USB based) ?

Not sure about other ones but there is a hack that makes the MCE IR blaster universal allowing some cool tricks.

Download here, full FAQ here.

Might be what you are looking for.

Tom Dunne · 21-10-2006 11:21am

I didn't know the MCE remote came with a blaster! Excellent.

So, I can use the hack to get my GB PVR kit to change channels on my Sky box?

8T8 · 21-10-2006 11:35am

A Google search for GB-PVR & MCE remote brings back a lot of topics.

In the first link a poster links to a post on the GB-PVR forums where he outlines how he got the MCE remote + IR blaster to work with GB-PVR & Sky so I think that's a good sign

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He is using some other program called HIP to control the remote which he links to but I imagine the universal hack above would also work.

Tom Dunne · 21-10-2006 12:04pm

You know, I completely forgot GB PVR has it's own forum. I'll have a dig around there.

Thanks for the pointer on the MCE remote.

mossym · 23-10-2006 7:47am

this is what you want..

http://www.usbuirt.com/

most popular blaster on the web for those not running mce..no problems ordering from this site..even some of the pvr applications sell this model, check sage tv's site

Any reommendations on where to get an IR blaster?

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