Any program i can use to watch TV on Ubuntu via DVB-T?

Hi, guys

I am wondering if i can use DVB-T to watch TV on Ubuntu as I can in XP. I think ubuntu recognize my dvb-t but i don't know how can i use it? I saw somebody talking about Mythtv. I really have no idea about it and it seems to be very difficult to set it up. Therefore, if you guys use dvb-t to watch TV on ubuntu, Please help me out ^_^

 

You should even be able to use mplayer for TV, if you can get video from a V4L device. I don't know what a DVB-T is, or what drivers you have, or what, so it's really up in the air as to "how" to do it. Every TV card is different, and a number aren't supported.

 

Thanks Pita. I am sorry I did not give enough information. I use DVB-T USB stick from freecom. Moreover, I misunderstood that Ubuntu recognized it. It actually does not. I think I downloaded its driver from linuxtv.org and pasted it in /lib/firmware, but i don't know how to do next.

 

For Pita: DVB-T is the video standard used for Terrestrial (thus the T) digital broadcasts in Europe and Asia. Similarly, DVB-S is used for digital satellite around the world. There's some other standards too that I can't place.

But yes, I do think that DVB-T is fairly well supported in Linux (no promises) though being an American, I've had no experience with the equipment. I've heard a lot of good things about DVB-T devices working.

- Trip

 

Try something like kaffiene or another application that's set up for TV reception, if you're using KDE. Under Gnome, probably try Xine. If the device is properly installed, those programs will see it.

Google a bit, and read. It helps a lot. Linux isn't like Windows, you sometimes have to read and tweak things a bit to get them working, especially new or unusual hardware.