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== Me TV, it's TV for me computer == |
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| ⚫ | Me TV was developed for the modern digital lounge room with a PC for a media centre that is capable of normal PC tasks (web surfing, word processing and watching TV). It is not designed to be a full-blown media centre such as MythTV but will integrate well with |
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The name Me TV comes from Australian slang for "My TV". Hence, "it's TV for me computer" is Australian slang for "it's TV for my computer". The pattern can be followed for all instances of "My", such as "Me dog", "Me ute" and of course "Me beer". |
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==Features== |
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It currently supports only DVB-T but I'm willing to add support for other DVB types because it seems straight forward. It just needs to be tested. |
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* GTK/GNOME interface |
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Features currently include: |
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* Runs in system tray |
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* Once off Scheduled recordings |
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* Auto channel scan |
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* Auto PID selection |
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* Audio stream select |
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* Network broadcast |
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* Dual language |
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* DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S and ATSC support |
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* Keyboard shortcuts |
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* Very simple installation and set up |
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== Installing Me TV == |
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Me TV is packaged for many distributions including: |
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<gallery caption="Screenshots" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6"> |
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Image:me-tv-1.jpg|Standard viewing |
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Image:me-tv-2.jpg|Showing EPG |
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Image:me-tv-3.jpg|Context Menu |
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</gallery> |
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* Debian (main) |
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* Ubuntu (universe) |
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I've tried quite a few DVB solutions but none of them seemed to suit my purpose. Please note that my comments about the following applications are not meant as a criticism. My intention is not to insult the excellent work that many projects have done. If fact I've used (plagiarised) the concepts for my own work. This is merely a list of why these applications didn't suit my purpose. If these issues resonate with you then Me TV might be what you're looking for: |
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[[Category:Software]] |
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* GXine - Not DVB specific, can't record, no event data |
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* Kaffeine - It's KDE based (hence no fantastic under GNOME) has a very complicated UI and not DVB specific |
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* Klear - Awesome except, it's KDE based and crashes on mouse wheel and doesn't release DVB device immediately, ouch! |
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* MPlayer - Not mouse driven, doesn't show events |
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* Xine - The best even though DVB support is experimental, recording is not intuitive (Menu 2), UI doesn't resize properly with Beryl (this is probably Beryl's fault), can't set recording directory |
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* XdTV - Ugly (sorry guys), X based (so the controls are primitive) and couldn't get it to work |
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* VDR - TV-OUT only, not what I'm trying to do |
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* MythTV - Full Media centre, keyboard only and I can't really type up a doc while watching TV |
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* Freevo - Doesn't officially support mouse/pointer, designed as a full media solution. |
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* GeeXboX - Full distribution |
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Download: https://launchpad.net/me-tv/+download |
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 16 October 2009
Me TV is a digital television (DVB) viewer for GNOME.
Me TV was developed for the modern digital lounge room with a PC for a media centre that is capable of normal PC tasks (web surfing, word processing and watching TV). It is not designed to be a full-blown media centre such as MythTV but will integrate well with an existing GNOME desktop.
Why Me TV?
The name Me TV comes from Australian slang for "My TV". Hence, "it's TV for me computer" is Australian slang for "it's TV for my computer". The pattern can be followed for all instances of "My", such as "Me dog", "Me ute" and of course "Me beer".
Features
* GTK/GNOME interface * Completely mouse driven * Runs in system tray * Current and future program information * Instant Record * Once off Scheduled recordings * Auto channel scan * Auto PID selection * Audio stream select * Network broadcast * Dual language * DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S and ATSC support * Double-click fullscreen * Keyboard shortcuts * Very simple installation and set up
Installing Me TV
Me TV is packaged for many distributions including:
- Debian (main)
- Ubuntu (universe)