Uncle Skippy Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 Is anyone using rs232 control of the HR series HD dvrs from DirecTV? If so, how well does it work? What benefit does it provide over the IR driver?Thanks
Uncle Skippy Posted October 12, 2009 Author Posted October 12, 2009 No one is using 232 with DirecTV?
thecodeman Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 It's not two way feedback, requires a USB to RS232 dongle, and can be hit-or-miss in getting it setup. The main benefit is that it's more aesthetically pleasing and the commands being sent are more reliable than IR. However in most cases we still use an emitter.
tebery Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I have 4 DTV HD DVR's for over 2 years now controlled by IR and have never had a problem.
panamagixxer Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I have 4 controlled by IR - works perfectly for me (just saying).
Mav-Jason Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 The IR driver is flawless, all we use.Funny story though. About 6 months ago I was called out to high end hunting reserve in Wyoming. The call was that the CRESTRON installers could not figure out the very extensive DirecTV system for the main (and brand new) 24 suite hotel. When I got there and saw the control room, I was very impressed with this companies work (6 full racks, all nicely dressed) They were using the USB to 232 method that Codeman describes above, and had full control from all touchscreens (again I was impressed). Anyhow, they were trying to cascade 6x8 multi switches into 28 receivers. :lol:I used 2 6x16 multi-switches, which produce exactly 28 feeds and BAMN... all the receivers started taking their initial software upgrades. The punchline>>> after the software upgrade was finished, they had ZERO CONTROL
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