From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 17 14:58:51 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 4C7A9106564A for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:58:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from outbackdingo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bk0-f54.google.com (mail-bk0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCDBB8FC16 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:58:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkvi18 with SMTP id i18so4233048bkv.13 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 07:58:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=jP+dynIszrZV/+bTKiReHrExdFrfrB70fChM2obhB3M=; b=U+8cIYrnZYFR+0qPk8TuyLdlH2a7Zz6FcFXVnx899zkSbovtwSvS2WEJeXmPAK22Qb FU1AMHwH5GACcGEx1EnHD7w7MKfVLDFB+yMIpF88dZYC8ItaTqodjOF1Ht21U9Y29wvG MZzYiSJDiytizkso8i686vyR0gf350+TJcMIu+IPuci8I31R/zlwSPjUi3EJLLOhBnMB J+WizoNKya8g51eDRkwPPAMyxXJt5M0hBDw5gWcPdlRWL6Fg6m2DoFp54QBZQuZb8Vq3 ve3otGwqP1ieapqGpqky18FFD50cS4Z2xQe1yTaZtzlcthiJbXbeEeTYZXfgM9mEadrr YhMw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.155.154 with SMTP id s26mr5037538bkw.129.1339945129658; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 07:58:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.33.193 with HTTP; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 07:58:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4FDDDDE6.2000104@daemonic.se> References: <4FDDDDE6.2000104@daemonic.se> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:58:49 -0400 Message-ID: From: Outback Dingo To: Niclas Zeising Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List , Aryeh Friedman 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 14:58:51 -0000 On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Niclas Zeising wrote: > 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 I think hes maybe looking for a tv tuner card to plug into his computer so he can watch TV on the PC also... Haupauge makes a few and are compatible with FreeBSD. See Setting Up TV Cards and a good list is freebsd-multimedia http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/tvcard.html > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"