[ale] OT: DTV & HDTV w/PC (was pci video card with TV in)

[lance crocker]

I live in Macon and do not get the atlanta free-air-channels but, that said,
I would like more info on how I would be able to recieve TV on Linux,
recording and watching at the same time ( maybe I should try MythTV ), even
over the air waves.

I am curious as to how you were able to get the signal right off the air and
thru youry PC to your TV.

Lance

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of CB
To: ale at ale.org
Genrich
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:46 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] OT: DTV & HDTV w/PC (was pci video card with TV in)


I assume everyone here is aware that you can buy a PC card which
will pluck - not just digital TV - but often HDTV right off the air
for free with no subscription fee.  The proper setup will allow you
to record the HDTV programs and watch them later, using the PC's
disk.

Everyone here knows about free over-the-air digital TV here in
Atlanta, 24x7, with much less compression artifacts than the satellite
providers and, I'm told, better picture quality than digital cable.
The quality is amazing on my HD ready set, even when not HDTV.
With the proper equipment, PC or other digital TV tuner, and in
most cases an indoor or attic mounted TV antenna, you get the best
possible quality for free on digital channels 10, 19, 20, 25, 27, 39,
43 and 54.  This is 19M bps bandwidth.  Did I mention free?

If anyone has any questions on that, I'll be happy to provide more
details.

-CB-




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