Who makes a HD Directv receiver that has discrete power commands?

LG LSS-3200A. It is also RS-232 controlable.

Just for giggles, why do you want to turn a direct tv receiver off and on?
Another good thing about this receiver is that it will simoultaneously output composite video when the unit is in HD mode. Good for switching.

Samsung SIR-T165 does though discontinued for the T365 which I don't know if it has power on and off. I know a lot of distributors still have the old box in stock. I think the Hughes HTL-HD has discretes as well its basically the same unit just handicapped for the price but I know it uses different IR codes. Check the discrete forum.

The RCA-DTC 100 has been discontinued for three years but it has discrete everything. We buy them on ebay all the time. I have all the discretes if you need them.

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Can you really turn a DirecTV receiver off? I didn't think so.


I've been using the Samsung for this. Nice to know ther is an option. Are there any more? Samsung and Goldstar (LG) have come a long way since I first dealt with their microwave ovens back in the 80's!

For several reasons: Heat buildup, the cleaning lady/babysitter/children accidentally press the power button thus making it out of sync, and making sure that it is in the correct power on mode when the system needs to be used.

I've actually used the LG-3200A's before with the Universal Remote family of products but at the time, no discretes were published and the LG remote has the basic "power" button. Admittedly, I've not searched through the discrete section of the forum. Am I to assume that I'll find them in the Pronto area?

Thanks everyone for your responses.

if you search the discrete forum you will find the LG discretes. Turning "off" the reciever does not physically turn the power off on the boxes it just turns the video output off. So you would still have heat build up. You shouldn't rely on turning the box off to prevent over heating. LG makes the Sony and Hughes DTV HDTV boxes.

Question: Who's HD receiver has the same codes as their non HD receiver? I have a multiple-screen design that I'm working on that needs a combination of both, all with the same code (utilizing a Xantech RT-8 Router). I don't want to buy a bunch of receivers just to try it. Thanks.

I could be wrong, but I think that at least the prior generation (non-LG) Hughes receivers have the same codes.

Stew,
It doesn't matter if the different receivers have different codes. The router guarantees that receivers with the same codes will get the right signal to the right receiver. If you have different codes, you can still switch the router to that unit or those units, or even bypass the router entirely if there is only one unit with different codes.

I say this because I am using routers to send signals to multiple Xantech RAT-1 volume controls. I also use the same routers to send commands to two different Fujitsu plasmas and two different Yamaha receivers. One particular RT8 output has a RAT-1, a Fujitus and a Yamaha receiver on it, and the RT8 is simply switched as appropriate. Just as in a system with no IR circuitry at all, the Fujitsu, for example, does not care if it sees a Yamaha or Rat-1 signal.

Just a quick observation Ernie.....

WHy not re-address the RAT-1's? I have a job with a dozen of them on one IR port with no router..... Xantech gives us plenty of Unique address' to choose from.

Do you happen to have a complete RS-232 protocol for the LG? I have a partial one, but there are some critical elements missing:

GUIDE!!!!
Digits (can live without these, but nice to have them)

Thanks...

Many of the DirecTV STBes have a serial port (though they come in various flavors) and mostly support one of two major varieties of protocol, and a couple sub-varieties.

You can get some information here:

[Link: dtvcontrol.com]

There is mostly the 'old' and 'new' style commands, but a few specific models don't implement some things and some implement a few model specific commands.

Here is a list of many models and the form of the protocol that they use:

[Link: dtvcontrol.com]