From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 17 13:38:51 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A54D106566C for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:38:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zeising@daemonic.se) Received: from mail.lysator.liu.se (mail.lysator.liu.se [IPv6:2001:6b0:17:f0a0::3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5B818FC08 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.lysator.liu.se (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.lysator.liu.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF7FF40027 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:49 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail.lysator.liu.se (Postfix, from userid 1004) id D530040026; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:49 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on bernadotte.lysator.liu.se X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 Received: from mx.daemonic.se (h-45-105.a163.priv.bahnhof.se [94.254.45.105]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.lysator.liu.se (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 796EA40025; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:49 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mailscanner.daemonic.se (mailscanner.daemonic.se [IPv6:2001:470:dca9:0:1::6]) by mx.daemonic.se (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3WFc3F1F3zz8ggx; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:49 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daemonic.se Received: from mx.daemonic.se ([IPv6:2001:470:dca9:0:1::3]) (using TLS with cipher CAMELLIA256-SHA) by mailscanner.daemonic.se (mailscanner.daemonic.se [2001:470:dca9:0:1::6]) (amavisd-new, port 10025) with ESMTPS id SY9yf9-YVPuC; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.daemonic.se (mail.daemonic.se [10.1.0.4]) by mx.daemonic.se (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3WFc3C0pJpz8ggv; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from tifa.daemonic.se (78-69-168-131-no84.tbcn.telia.com [78.69.168.131]) by mail.daemonic.se (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3WFc3C06qJz9Ctq; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from tifa.daemonic.se (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tifa.daemonic.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CF8D22AC3; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:46 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4FDDDDE6.2000104@daemonic.se> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:38:46 +0200 From: Niclas Zeising User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Aryeh Friedman References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:00:51 +0000 Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: how to turn my computer into a TV X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:38:51 -0000 On 06/17/12 04:14, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > I just moved into a very cramped apartment and we only have room for > one monitor so it is the computer then I heard it is possible to make > it so you can watch TV on your computer.... I know about some this for > windows but I am dedicated FreeBSD person... how do I go about doing > all the research I need to make sure that the following is true: > > 1. FreeBSD supports all hardware (and the needed functionality) to > watch full screen tv on my computer (extra points of a remote can be > used)... NOTE: This hardware must be currently fairly mass market > 2. What ports to install (right now my desktop is x11-wm/xfce4) make this happen > 3. Any tips on making it optimal This is perhaps not the solution you are looking for, but many modern TV screens has a VGA and a DVI input connector, as well as many fairly modern computers has HDMI output. DVI is also compatible with HDMI, at least to an extent. Perhaps you can find a monitor and use it as a dual-purpose monitor instead? Regards! -- Niclas Zeising