Tricky setup GBPVR and STB PVR, can this be done?

[rbelisle]

Looking for ideas...

I have a very good working GBPVR installation, does everything I want. I just changed tv providers and they supplied an STB with a PVR built in. I have everything working with their box to record what I want on GBPVR. So far everything is great.

Here's the rub.

Part of my new tv subscription includes HD channels and the STB PVR will record in HD. My Hauppage 150 of couse, will not. I hate the idea of setting up recordings in two different systems, SD recordings on GBPVR and HD recordings on the STB... so...

Is there a way that I could encode the remote control keys like a macro to fire off the change channel command to the STB AND at the same time, send the command to have the STB use it's internal PVR to record a program, when it is on a certain channel? This way, I manage the recordings from GBPVR but record on the 'best' system, depending on the source quality...

Any ideas how this could work?

I know that I could create a post processing batch file that would delete the 'empty' recording from the HDD that GBPVR will create... But I'm not sure how I could create a 'remote control command macro' that would change the channel and press the 'record' button...

Thanks for any ideas.

[sub]

Sorry, there is nothing built-in that would do this.

[rbelisle]

Do you think using a command line channel changer setup (like EventGhost or Girder) to change the channel/send the command might work? Then in post processing, look at the [channel number] being passed in. If it is one of the HD channels, delete the recording, otherwise, run comskip...

[sub]

I dont know. Maybe.