In my line of work I use serial on a near daily basis. Currently, I have 3 different USB>Serial cables; an IO Gear GUC232A, a Cables to Go (Prolific PL2302 chipset) and a older Radio Shack cable (with ...

I just switched from DTV to Charter Digital Cable. I was overjoyed when I saw the serial port for controlling it with the Tivo (rather than the IR). I can't seem to get it working, though. I read the ...