From: Jussi Uosukainen <juso@...>
Date: 2008-02-17T19:20:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Programmatic VCR Control

Andrew Stewart <boss@airbladesoftware.com> blabbered::
> 
> On 15 Feb 2008, at 20:54, yermej wrote:
> > If the VCR can be programmed solely via remote, you could use a
> > software driven IR emitter to send the right signals to the VCR.
> > Something like this: http://www.usbuirt.com/ If you really want to do
> > this on the cheap and your time isn't worth anything (if it is, you
> > should probably just get a TiVo), you could buy a much more bare bones
> > IR emitter (and probably a receiver so your software can learn the
> > right codes) and do all the code yourself.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions and the link to that site.
> 
> It's not that my time isn't worth anything; instead that it would be  
> more satisfying to do it myself than simply buy somebody else's  
> solution.  On the other hand it would be more satisfying still to go  
> windsurfing and learn to duck gybe so maybe I'll just get the TiVo  
> after all :)
> 
> Regards,
> Andy Stewart
> 
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This is quite a bit OT, but maybe building a DVR or using something like 
Dreambox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox) would allow you to 
program your own stuff into the "TiVo"ish unit...

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/jussi
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