Controlling two HD-PVR with WHS: USB-UIRT vs Firewire..which one??

[Ericft]

about to setup my WHS again with sagetv...used to use firewire for hdpvr x2 previously but was having tons of issues with recordings...resorted to loading sagetv on a windows 7 PC and happened to also load the 1.0513 drivers which have worked great for the most part...now going back to WHS sagetv and afraid to use firewire again..bought a USBuirt that should be coming in the mail today or tomorrow and I want to setup sagetv but wanted to know what people's preferences/experiences are with both on WHS...which one do you like better??
Firewire channel changing or the simplicity of two IR transmitters with a stereo to dual mono plug splitter with the USBUIRT.

[Chriscic]

Originally Posted by Ericft

the simplicity of two IR transmitters with a stereo to dual mono plug splitter with the USBUIRT.

Never tried firewire but the USB-UIRT has always worked perfectly for me.

I don't follow what you are saying in the above quote. One USB-UIRT controls both my dish boxes without any additional plugs.

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by Chriscic

Never tried firewire but the USB-UIRT has always worked perfectly for me.

I don't follow what you are saying in the above quote. One USB-UIRT controls both my dish boxes without any additional plugs.

Dish has the luxury of multiple remote addresses, so a single emitter can control many boxes. Cable and DirecTV, on the other hand, all boxes (of the same brand) use the same codes, so you have to have a separate zoned emitter for each STB.