Re: MSFT, get your act together!
From: Michael Earls (mearls_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/22/05
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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:36:25 -0500
I have been using them for about three months (I have two of them with dual
tuners and dual IR blasters) and they have not missed a show. I did have to
reporgram MCE to use slow channel changing (that was a precaution).
I will say this, don't apply the teardrop on the spot that you first think
is the IR receiver, because it's not. It's actually best to place the
teardrops directly over the power LED (the one that's green when the box is
turned on). I did have to manually program the remote signals.
I was very worried when I went to buy my DirecTV system, but I was able to
access the Internet at the store and found some great support for the serial
control. It turns out that I was able to use the IR blaster (something I
was DEADSET against at first) and I have been (surprisingly) satisfied with
the result.
Now, if only I could have as much confidence in my GeForce 5200 card's
S-Video output.
Buy those series 10s with no worries, they work great with MCE.
-- Michael Earls The Cerebral Kitchen http://www.cerkit.com/ "P. Whiteley" <P. Whiteley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6275807A-6765-44A7-BC3A-0BDB7EE0F3BB@microsoft.com... > Michael, > > Help a fella out would you? I've just bought a Dell desktop with WMC on it > and am having a problem with channel changing between the WMC remote and > the > Philips DirecTV receivers. You advised that the new DirecTV Series 10 > receivers (as advertised on the DirecTV and BestBuy web sites?) work > beautifully with WMC, is that correct? I've never liked the Philips > receivers > (given to us free by DirecTV when we moved and the local channels became > available - and not a patch on my original Sony receivers) so this would > be a > good excuse to dump the suckers. I'd be grateful if you could advise that > the > Series 10 receivers overcome the channel change problem. Thanks in advance > for your response > > "Michael Earls" wrote: > >> I see. I thought it might be a tuner issue because it was just ignoring >> the >> second instance thinking it was a continuation of the last. >> >> Incidentally, have you tried replacing the teardrop? Maybe the IR LED >> inside is not turning off correctly. I know that you can see the red >> light >> flash correctly, but the IR transmitter is a different LED and may have >> gone >> bad. Perhaps adding a resistor to the whole thing might lower the energy >> output and prevent the signal "bleed". These are just brainstorming >> ideas >> in the hopes that maybe it'll lead to something. >> >> Good luck with your issue. >> >> -- >> Michael Earls >> The Cerebral Kitchen >> http://www.cerkit.com/ >> >> >> "scp1515" <scp1515@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:27C627B7-F96E-4AB7-9C07-7FA84FCFF0E2@microsoft.com... >> > Thank you Michael for your insight. Everything works fine except for >> > the >> > sending of channel IR codes for consecutive numbers (i.e. 300, 229, >> > 244, >> > etc.). >> > I have tried all six of the DTV tuners I have (2 Sony, 1 RCA and 3 >> > different >> > Philips without success). I have followed the chat on this board for >> > over >> > a >> > year and have found that this problem is one that should be addressed >> > by >> > MSFT >> > after upgrading to MCE 2005. The problem occurs too many times and it >> > was >> > not addressed in the 2005 update. Maybe DirecTV will change the >> > channel >> > numbers or Philips will update their product (OOPS! they work with >> > TIVO). >> > Even a RCA receiver with the MSFT programmed recorder does the same >> > consecutive digit "skip". I would like to think it is easy to get an >> > updated >> > box, but MSFT has some culpability to provide a usable program. The IR >> > capture device even "blinks" three times when zapped with the remote, >> > but >> > the >> > program sends a signal that only allows two digits to be responded to >> > (even >> > if entered from the keyboard). It would be a different response if it >> > occured for non-consecutive digits, and thus the problem of the set-top >> > box, >> > tuner, etc. It's not. Again, its the program (or a flaw in the HP >> > hardware) >> > and not the ancillary hardware! I am a MSFT share owner and feel they >> > are >> > responsible to provide working software, compatible with the design >> > criteria >> > they are writing for. MSFT, PLEASE contact me with a solution. Thank >> > you, >> > scp1515@yahoo.com. >> > >> > "Michael Earls" wrote: >> > >> >> Consider that there are many many people out there who aren't having >> >> this >> >> problem, so it's fair to consider that it may be the tuner. You may >> >> wish >> >> to >> >> get a new DirecTV series 10 receiver. They work beautifully. >> >> >> >> Also, are you certain that you have the IR emitter affixed to the >> >> correct >> >> place on the set-top box? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Michael Earls >> >> The Cerebral Kitchen >> >> http://www.cerkit.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> "scp1515" <scp1515@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:607131BE-7993-490B-B126-C853DB66AFF7@microsoft.com... >> >> > The IR conversion speeds need work!!!! I have tried fast and slow >> >> > speeds >> >> > and >> >> > still cannot get a Philips 5540C DirecTV receiver to work with my >> >> > MCE >> >> > 2005 >> >> > and the previous edition on a HP m270n for channels with consecutive >> >> > numbers >> >> > (i.e. 229, 244, 300, etc). THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! Please >> >> > contact >> >> > me with a resolution. Thank you, >> >> > scp1515@yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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