[myth-ie] mythtv + sky

[Eric Bowman]

Hi,

I ran a MythTV box with terrestrial cable for a few years.  I moved 
house, and now the only option is Sky.  I assume, for instance, that my 
PVR-350 card is useless in this case.

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how hard it is to get Myth 
working with a vanilla Sky box?  I read some time ago that some Sky 
boxes have an rs-232 port and you can actually get the Myth remote to 
change the Sky channel without too much trouble.  But a quick Google 
didn't offer much help on how to do that, and I don't have the kind of 
intuitive understanding of how digital cable works compared to old 
fashioned terrestrial, so I'm not really sure even how to begin.

To be honest, I don't particularly care if I use MythTV or not -- but 
I've GOT to get time shifting back in my life, and I just can't stomach 
giving Rupert Murdoch any more of my money.  So I'd be very curious to 
hear about other options that exist in Ireland.

I should probably read the archives more carefully before posting this... :)

Thanks for any advice,
Eric

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