Controlling TV via Myth

[mythtv-users (at) fastdruid.co.uk]

On Monday 20 February 2006 18:25, yan seiner wrote:
> I have a Sharp LC series TV.  It can be controlled from a PC via a
> serial port.  What I really want is a way to 'click through' to the TV,
> so that I can click on a Watch Live TV menu option in myth, and it will
> set the TV from HDMI input to TV.  I could also send channel change
> info  via LIRC....
>
> And then click on some key - 'quit' maybe - on the remote and have Myth
> set the TV back from TV to HDMI input.
>
> Can this be done?

In theory yes but it's possible that Sharp have some kind of proprietary 
connection protocol that only works from their windows app...

Assuming that it isn't though you'd just need a little script to send the 
correct codes and use irexec to run that from the various keys.

Not sure about calling a script before going into live tv but ISTR that all 
the frontend screens are editable so you might be able to edit the option to 
call an external script that sets it then calls the watch live tv option.

David
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