PVR 150 IR Blaster

[Eric3a]

So anybody noticed the PVR 150 comes with an IR Blaster (according to an ad in PC Magazine)

Pretty sweet deal.
I hope the IR blaster is configurable per card so I can control as many receivers as i have cards....
Eric

[rakeshagrawal]

Yes, this is one of the really cool things about the PVR-150. We can't say at this point whether each card can be configured separately in a multi-PVR-150 configuration.

[wheemer]

Wow, that will reduce the overall cost to new users incredibly.

[rakeshagrawal]

Yup, reduces the cost and it makes it easier to install since there won't be another piece of hardware that the user has to install. It just makes sense for the IR blaster to be included. And the PVR-150 isn't the only board that's going to come with an integrated IR blaster -- there is at least one other new TV tuner card that will include this feature.

[btvbuddy]

Will SnapStream offer the 150 on it's store? Will dual 150 be supported on 3.5?

[DancesWithLysol]

I'm interested in picking up a PVR-150 (since the IR blaster is included ...)

Is the IR Blaster included in every version of the PVR-150 (even the MCE version?)

I don't see many PVR-150 (non-MCE) cards available for sale. I'd be inclined to order one of the PVR-150 MCE cards, but the lack of an IR blaster would be a deal breaker for me.

BTW, does the PVR-500 have two IR blasters?

[nanook105]

You might want to ask this on shs.com. He has a forum just for the 150s

[SHS]

No IR Blaster on the MCE ver only Retail cards have it DancesWithLysol.
As rakeshagrawal point out Multi-Retail PVR-150 configuration with IR blaster will must likely not happing any time if ever.