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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. -- 'ooroo stinga...(:)-) --------------------------------------------------- Email: stinga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx o You need only two tools. o ///// A hammer and duct tape. If it /@ `\ /) ~ doesn't move and it should, > (O) X< ~ Fish!! use the hammer. If it moves and `\___/' \) ~ shouldn't, use the tape. \\\ --------------------------------------------------- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html