On Tuesday 17 January 2006 13:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- SNIP --- > > >>> I got MythTV to work, but I can't change any channels and, quite > >>> frankly, I > >>> like to watch TV in a window so I can do other work. > >> > >> You can set mythfrontend to use a windowed mode instead of full screen. > >> If you're having problems getting MythTV configured properly (i.e., > >> can't change channels), try the mythtv-users list. > >> > >> HTH, > >> JAC > > > > Yep I ran into all these issues, and gave up on the piece of bloat > > (perhaps calling it bloat is unfair, I simply don't need all the > > functionality) that MythTV is (I never got the channel editor to work > > for the Dutch xmltv anyway, it just kept segfaulting). Now I just watch > > with mplayer /dev/video0 and tune with a bunch of aliases. ;) > > If you want to watch TV in another window while doing other work, then > perhaps MythTV is too heavy for you, although this is easily achieved too. > > I must say, even after using it for more than a year now, MythTV still > succeeds in surprising me, like when I get home and have a look what it > has recorded (or has scheduled to record) and see that a new serie of > episodes for one of my favorite shows has started again (having missed > this in the TV guide; heck I don't even need a guide anymore)... > > > Stanley. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
Well, I have a VCR set up for recording movies and shows (Ok, I have a DVD too, so I'm not totally in the stone age ;)) But I just wanted something for my desktop so I can watch a little history channel or SpongeBob or the like, without too much trouble. *Sigh* I suppose mplayer /dev/video0 will work until this TV Card thing matures a bit with Linux. Thanks for all your responses. I am actually relieved that it was not something stooping I was doing wrong :) Joe _______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
