[ale] Recording TV shows?

[Scott Castaline]

Jim Kinney wrote:
> Now you're just dreaming!
>
>
> Hmm. It would be a good thing to have a voice synthesizer that could 
> speak the channel number while you are searching for anything good.
>
> For that matter, a voice synth to read out the show listings from the 
> tv guide channel (I have cable) would be very useful.
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:57 PM, John Heim <jheim at math.wisc.edu 
> <mailto:jheim at math.wisc.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Ah! Now I'm getting excited. This could actually end up being way
>     better
>     than my old system. Hey, maybe somebody makes a converter box that
>     talks.
>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>>
>     To: <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
>     Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:35 PM
>     Subject: Re: [ale] Recording TV shows?
>
>
>     > John,
>     > I would think that the digital tuner box would fit between your
>     antennae
>     > and
>     > the VCR so your current setup won't change.
>     > The digital broadcast will not affect cable as is it not over
>     the air.
>     > The one converter I have looked at is from Best Buy and it has
>     stereo
>     > audio
>     > out ports.
>     >
>     >
>     http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8624081&type=product&id=1199495190393
>     <http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8624081&type=product&id=1199495190393>
>     >
>     > Disclaimer: I pretty much despise Best Buy (and Wal Mart -
>     another source
>     > for the $60 converter) and the Radio Shack version are not
>     stereo sound
>     > but
>     > mono only.
>     >
>     > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:05 PM, John Heim <jheim at math.wisc.edu
>     <mailto:jheim at math.wisc.edu>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> I'm blind and i want to record just the audio for certain TV
>     shows. Right
>     >> now, I have a cable running from the audio-out on my VCR to the
>     line-in
>     >> on
>     >> the sound card of my linux box. I then use sox & oggenc to
>     record the
>     >> shows
>     >> in ogg format.
>     >>
>     >> But in February 2008, this ain't gonna work because my VCR
>     tuner won't
>     >> work.
>     >> I suppose I could by a converter box but that seems to be
>     adding more
>     >> complexity to a system that is already rather unwieldy.
>     >>
>     >> Is there a simpler way? Can I get a digital TV tuner that connects
>     >> directly
>     >> to a USB port? Or maybe a converter box with an audio out?
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> Maybe I'm asking for the impossible. I thought about simply
>     getting a TV
>     >> tuner card for inside the computer but I thought it would be
>     impossible
>     >> for
>     >> a blind guy to configure.  It would have to have a  CUI setup
>     program.
>     >> Linux
>     >> is great for using text files and command line programs. But
>     for a TV
>     >> card?
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
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I've got one. It's called wife, mine tells me these things even when I 
don't want to know. Problem though with sporting events.