Multiple PVR-150s with blasters?

[CodinAndHaulin]

I can't get this to work, nor have I seen any postings about this...

I have two retail PVR-150s (not mce's) in my computer - each with a remote/ir blaster attached. The input to both cards are S-video from DirecTV recievers (model DirecTV D-10).

Both cards capture video correctly, but only the blaster for the first card works (both remote control and blaster for the satellite box). Anytime GB-PVR wants to change the channel, the blaster for the first card is activated, and the channel is changed on the first satellite box (even if the channel should have been changed on the second satellite box). :mad:

Is there a way to get two Hauppauge IR blasters to work in the same system, or do I need a different type of blaster for the second card?

Can anyone recommend a blaster that works with GB-PVR (with IR, not serial)?

Many thanks!

[wtg]

Actually, I don't think you can get them to work. There have been others to post about it too. I believe it's a limitation of the blaster software.

[bhays]

That's bad news. What do you do when you need to use two tuner cards with external ir, then?

[ricklous]

you could use different types of blasters for each external box. setting one capture source to use the hauppague blaster and the other one to use a MCE blaster...or something like that?

Ive never played with the other chanel changer methods though, maybe theres one like girder or something that can deal with two boxes seperatly

[herbs]

The usbirt is suppose to do what you want, my understanding is that it will support upto three set top boxes even if they are the same.