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Re: [LUG] Disabling time shifting on MythTV

 

On 06/10/08 19:30:55, Rob Beard wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Any MythTV experts out there?
> 
> Hopefully someone might be able to advise if this is possible...
> 
> I've built up a MythTV box for the kids to use after their telly went bang.
> 
> It currently has two capture cards installed, one K-World PCI DVB card 
> which supports Freeview and also analogue input via composite video, and 
> a Pinnacle PCTV card which only supports analogue via a tuner, composite 
> or S-Video input.
> 
> I wondered if it was possible to turn off time shifting on certain 
> inputs, so that say if the kids have their games consoles plugged into 
> the composite video input on the analogue card, it just displays the 
> picture on the screen in realtime and disables pausing, fast forwarding 
> and rewinding?
> 

Simple answer is no. Buffering the video feed is part and parcel of mythtv.
But you should be able to create a menu option that allows you to use mplayer or 
another app that will listen to the /dev/video32 (or whatever it is).
Or just buy one of those little converter box's that allows a monitor to accept 
composite/svid whatever you want.

--or--
Sign up to freecycle and get a free telly, I have got one you can have, but I am in 
Penzance.

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