11-05-2013, 03:19 AM
Tivo has an IR blaster that can control most common cable/satellite boxes.
Downside: it's an NTSC device, and there's no firmware update with remote codes for an ATSC tuner, so cable/satellite box as "frontend" will be required.
I had a Tivo for years, definitely a best-in-class device. I think 9thtee.com still makes upgrades/enhancements; I used their install kit to upgrade mine to 320gb (back when that was "lots of space"), everything "just worked".
Downside: it's an NTSC device, and there's no firmware update with remote codes for an ATSC tuner, so cable/satellite box as "frontend" will be required.
I had a Tivo for years, definitely a best-in-class device. I think 9thtee.com still makes upgrades/enhancements; I used their install kit to upgrade mine to 320gb (back when that was "lots of space"), everything "just worked".