Need to Blast

[kamares]

Hi all,

I am new at this and have read all the Wikis but am forced to admit that I am stuck / confused - and a little embarrassed that I have to ask ..............

I have Npvr set up and working with Win 7 / Hauppauge HDPVR 2 GE Plus / Webgrab ++ / and all works well.
Records on schedule no problem using the mouse. I also have Hauppauge WinTV 7.

I also have Eventghost running separately and working OK with USB-UIRT.

Now I want to blast my STB to change channels from the NPVR / Webgrab schedule screen so that I can schedule a future recording on BBC 1 and then a later future recording on BBC2 and have the channel change automatically to BBC2 before it starts recording - which is what I think see as possible with the correct programme setup.

I could buy the Hauppauge remote and blaster ??

I see options to use Kodi / IR Server / HIP /TVheadend / DVB Link / Mediaportal etc. to have NPVR blast.

I did set up IR Server with NPVR but it says No IR Server Plugins found. I see there is a directory for plugins in Programdata ?? And there is one for USB-UIRT .. It doesn't seem to connect.

From all these options, what is a most proven and reliable way to connect everything to blast and channel change? And, most importantly, how to set it all up using the NPVR scheduling ?

Any help very much appreciated,

Thanks,

Kamares