Should have known that. Thanks.
Grey matter is RAM, not ROM!
I looked at doing MythTV a few years back, but ended up just using the card under Windows XP. Then I got Dish satellite service with the DVR built-in and never looked back. Since I very rarely want to permanently archive a show recorded on the DVR, getting the show onto the PC isn't really an issue for me.
What I'm trying to say is that I remember reading about the IR Blaster stuff, but I haven't worked with it myself.