Hi All,
Thought i might try posting this here, to see if anyone has accomplished this and at a reasonable price.
Im looking at this current sensing device that would go in series with the phone line which would provide a contact closure, which in turn i would like to have activate a taught IR command to mute the TV, and of course unmute when phone is hung up.
Does anyone know if such a device exists that could handle this without getting into expensive home automation equipment?

This is a thread from the alt.home.automation newsgroup where i posted originally.

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