Thanks Criggie. I was using Aver TV but Windows 10 no longer likes which is
a bummer .It had a gadget that the aerial cable in one end and the other
plugged into the USB port and using their software you could watch TV on
your Computer.

PS I use Windows 7 and 10 plus Linux Mint

Cheers Dave

On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 12:20 PM, Criggie <[email protected]> wrote:

> >  Hi Looking for a python module that can  take a signal from a TV aerial
> > or Iternet so you can play the TV on your laptop.
> > Does anyone have a suggestions?
>
> Depends what hardware you have already.
>
> If you have a tuner card then you're after some kind of Video4Linux module
> - v4l has been the standard interface for a long time.
>
> If you have nothing yet, either look at getting the data from an on-demand
> website (free, but limited choice) or look at a network box like the hd
> homerun https://nicegear.nz/product/silicondust-hdhomerun-connect
> This is moving more into the realm of network streams rather than video
> data.   Heck you could even stream from youtube.
>
> As for python - I can't really be much help there.   If you just want to
> watch TV then both on-demand and hdhomerun products will need a modern
> capable web browser, and python's not needed.
>
>
> --
> Criggie
>
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>
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