Re: HDTV switch

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On 7 Feb., 20:57, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> As suggested, the game port provides everything you need.
>
> You will need M/L code to generate the waveforms on an
> annunciator to control an IR LED (you'll need a transistor
> amplifier if the LED isn't fairly close to the IR receiver).
>
> The trick will be determining the codes to send.  For that
> you may want to connect an IR receiver to a pushbutton input
> and write code to "learn" or otherwise analyze the IR codes
> your box and VCR use.
>
> A more direct (but intrusive) way would be to connect the
> LED driver of each remote control to a pushbutton input to
> determine the needed codes.

"Dumb" question:
Is an unaccelerated II(e) actually fast enough for that?

bye
Marcus