On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 06:52:58AM +1030, Damon McMahon wrote: > Greetings, > > Just wondering if anyone here is using/has used OpenBSD to view TV > and if so what hardware and software they use/d. I gather from > looking through the hardware and packages pages that a combined tuner/ > video capture device supported by bktr(4) and the fxtv package > imported from FreeBSD may work?
yeah, but fxtv is not very pleasant, IMO. xawtv is a little better. it's in ports too. > I'm thinking of putting together a second-hand box in our kitchen as > a gift for my other half so any thoughts on minimum hardware specs > would be appreciated too. fxtv doesn't use much cpu. netither does xawtv. but, if you use xawtv, make sure the X driver for the video card has Xv(3). I think, most X drivers have Xv these days. you don't need any special amount of RAM or HD space/speed either. I still prefer bktrplay + tunerctl from http://jakemsr.trancell.org/bsdav-1.4.tar.gz for watching TV, but I know those programs, since they are mine. mainly, bktrplay has better full-screen support, and has fewer artifact issues than either fxtv or xawtv. bktrplay uses Xv, and probably less resources than fxtv and xawtv. if you're crafty, wrap bktrplay + tunerctl in a gui for your s.o. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
