Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:58:49 -0400 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: Niclas Zeising <zeising@daemonic.se> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Subject: Re: how to turn my computer into a TV Message-ID: <CAKYr3zwQqYihzcOMYUobOBou-svqYLMgK36qDneBVcvGBHJ0Gg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4FDDDDE6.2000104@daemonic.se> References: <CAGBxaX=ZDu%2BuaciXa6cGJ6WML_So0v%2BCOQv-smHE2OLc7foc_g@mail.gmail.com> <4FDDDDE6.2000104@daemonic.se>
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On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Niclas Zeising <zeising@daemonic.se> 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"
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