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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 an existing GNOME desktop. |
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. |
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==Why Me TV?== |
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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== |
==Features== |
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Me TV's features currently include: |
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* Completely mouse driven |
* Completely mouse driven |
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* Current and future program information |
* Current and future program information |
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* Instant Record |
* Instant Record |
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* Scheduled recordings |
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* Event search |
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* Auto channel scan |
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* Audio stream select |
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* Double-click fullscreen |
* Double-click fullscreen |
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* DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S and ATSC support |
* 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 |
* Very simple installation and set up |
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== Installing Me TV == |
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* Ubuntu |
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** Gutsy: Install from my PPA at |
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add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file, |
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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/michael-lamothe/ubuntu gutsy main |
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deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/michael-lamothe/ubuntu gutsy main |
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** Hardy: Available in the universe repository |
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* Debian: |
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** Sid/unstable: Available in contrib |
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** Lenny/testing: Available in contrib |
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== External Links == |
== External Links == |
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Revision as of 10:25, 13 January 2008
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
- Completely mouse driven
- Current and future program information
- Instant Record
- Scheduled recordings
- Event search
- Auto channel scan
- Audio stream select
- Double-click fullscreen
- DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S and ATSC support
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Very simple installation and set up
Installing Me TV
- Ubuntu
- Gutsy: Install from my PPA at
add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file,
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/michael-lamothe/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/michael-lamothe/ubuntu gutsy main
- Hardy: Available in the universe repository
- Debian:
- Sid/unstable: Available in contrib
- Lenny/testing: Available in contrib