Hi Alan, thanks for your reply.
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 09:36:44AM +0000, David Restall - System > Administrator wrote: > > I got this working on Dapper - it was a bit fiddly basically because > > I was expecting it to just go in and everything I needed would > > be apt-gettable. It isn't you do need to download the kernle > > That is not my experience. I plugged it in and it worked. I was hoping it would just do that for me but it was not to be :-( > http://popey.com/Playing_with_DVB-T Good site, especially the link to the local transmitter finder (I don't have one). > > The sound works fine but the picture is not as smooth as I would expect > > from a normal TV. Reading around the subject, this is a 'feature' that is > > I suspect this is no different from watching anything else that you > "normally" watch on > I suspect if you recorded a programme, burned it to DVD in the appropriate > MPEG2 / VOB > format you could play it back on a domestic DVD player that you'd find under > your telly > and it would look more "normal". Tried this and it is still the same. > > I'm using Kaffeine as the player and the laptop is an Acer Aspire > > 3004WLMi AMD Sempron 3100 so should have enough grunt. Has anybody any > > recommendations for improving picture flow ? > > > > Is it jittery? Or are you just talking about the smoothness. It's not jittery - I'd describe it as jerky or jumpy, the speech goes along fine but the picture stops for a brief interval then jumps to where the speech is, it's as if I'm watching through a series of short snapshot videos. > Don't forget most people watch a telly from >~10ft away, whereas you're > probably > watching on a computer <~2ft away. Step away from the screen and see if it's > still as > "abnormal". Yes, I was expecting this but it's not a distance effect. I'm going to try some other viewing tools tonight when I get back home to see if it's just a resource thing. TTFN D ubuntu/uk-2006-12-13.2.tx [EMAIL PROTECTED] ubuntu-uk +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dave Restall, Computer Nerd, Cyclist, Radio Amateur G4 FCU, Bodger | | Mob +44 (0) 7973 831245 Skype: dave.restall Radio: G4 FCU | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : Not Ready Yet :-( | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The eyes of taxes are upon you. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/