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Title: Watching TV and Linux
Post by: sam on January 16, 2010, 21:39
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This all started a couple of weeks ago when I finally got around to putting the tv capture card I had picked up a year or two ago into my computer. Happily like most things in Linux, it just worked, that was a great plus. Sadly the software packages in existence that I ran across were either too much or too little, nothing was just right.

"What I wanted was to be able to open up a window, tack it to the desktop in always on top mode, and leave it in the corner taking up some but not all of my screen real estate. I also wanted the ability to pause it, so that I could get up, grab a cup of coffee, hit the head, or what ever. Guess what, this falls into the "good luck with that" category of having had someone scratch that particular." coding itch.

http://azerthoth.blogspot.com/2010/01/watching-tv-and-linux.html
Title: Re: Watching TV and Linux
Post by: GillE on January 17, 2010, 00:14
Glad it's not just me who finds MythTV impenetrable!  I feel somewhat vindicated now :) .

That's a great link, Sam - If I hadn't already sold my soul to Micro$oft I would run with it.
Title: Re: Watching TV and Linux
Post by: sam on January 17, 2010, 01:04
 :laugh:
Title: Re: Watching TV and Linux
Post by: sam on January 17, 2010, 01:05
I knew I'd find something of use eventually...