[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
Neil Williams wrote:
IMHO mythtv is so complicated to setup and does so much stuff you probably don't want that the game ain't worth the candle. kaffeine, klear, xine, mplayer (with various front ends), (in order of ease and functionality) all allow DVB viewing. mythtv is intended to sit on a pc all on its own and act as an equivilent to tvio or similar and is probably great for that. As a desktop app for watching TV it is way over spec'd, but then that's not really what it's for.On Sunday 11 December 2005 4:44 pm, Julian Hall wrote:My current card (as you may or may not remember) is a Pinnacle DC10+B... the B being for Bendino, the onboard chip which Pinnacle refuse outright to allow any developers to have the specs for. As Windows has been a pain for, IMHO, the final time I'm voting with my feet. I'd like a card that caps in full DVD (720*576/25fps PAL) as the Pinnacle does, but obviously known to work in Linux. From Rob's post I think I'm looking for something using a Brooktree BT8x8 chipset. Tuner is not an issue as I view through the cable box anyway. I could Google for it I know, but that landed me with the Pinnacle card last time due to viewing a misleading website that had not been updated. I'd prefer the opinion of people I trust, you guys and gals :) Kind regards, JulianOne other tip. Get yourself a copy of the current LinuxFormat magazine: LXF75. Three page write-up on MythTV (which is on the DVD too) and details of a live CD that does all the video capture configuration for you.
Simon -- simon.robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html