TV Tuners

[Off]

Before I go out and buy a TV Tuner can anyone recommend one that they know works in Linux? I'm going to buy a HD one and hook my cable into it.

[Ricardo]

Sorry I don't know which brands may be Linux-friendly, but that sounds like an interesting project.

I assume that you'll be doing some hard drive recording right onto your computer?

[Kaabi]

I'm sure there are ones out there that work for Linux. Look around online for reviews and such, that should simplify the process.

[TotalPenguin]

Yeah I agree. Maybe by having a look here http://www.mythtv.org/index.php might help you a little.

[Rabscuttle]

If you are just looking for a straight tuner, then you can look into a TV box that sits between your PC and the monitor - they are OS independent.. Here's an analog one, though I am sure that they make ATSC or QAM ones as well - but it gives you an idea of how thye work
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...BOX-HD&cat=VCD

[EugenS]

That sounds pretty cool. Let us know how it works out for you in the end. I think Linux might have some problem with the HD part though.

[Lorence]

Really. Does Linux requires a certain brand of Tv tuners? I am using windows and have a tv tuner, and so far I have no problem. I'm wondering if I will have a problem if I switch to Linux.

[v0id]

You'll most likely not have any problems, unless it's either a very old or very unknown TV-tuner. Linux has support for many types of hardware, so the chances that your TV-tuner is supported is big. You could eventually, search on the internet to find out if it's supported.

[Lorence]

Thanks void, I appreciate your advice. Well I my tuner is not that very fancy high tech but I don't think it's outdated. So I most probably won't have any problem. Thanks again.