[mythtv-users] An option for watching tv

[Brian Wood]

On Nov 28, 2006, at 4:29 PM, devsk wrote:

> I am not tieing up the capture card. I wanna watch the tv in a  
> window on my computer which is nowhere near the physical tv. I  
> occasionally want to record a show as well. So, I am not sure if I  
> understand what you mean.
>
> what is wrong with a tv mode which plays from card and RAM only? no  
> disk involved. As long as its optional, I don't see a problem.
>

This has been discussed at rather long length before. What you are  
asking for is something other than a PVR, which is what Myth is.

If I wanted to do what you describe I'd buy a cheap frame-grabber  
card and just have a TVTIME or XAWTV window. Using Myth to do that is  
like swatting a fly with a howitzer.