USB Tuner

[pete]

Has anyone tried and utilized a USB based TV tuner with the Joggler yet?

[danfoshizzle]

There is a thread on the forum based on vdr for the joggler maybe give that a try pete

[pete]

Thanks Dan.

[gegs]

I tried it ages ago with a little DVB tuner on an earlier Ubuntu build. It worked but I gave up pretty quickly because the TV antenna signal at the back of my house (where the kitchen Joggler is) is pretty atrocious. Depending on the weather conditions, sometimes a station would play seamlessly and at other times not at all.

XBMC with its iPlayer and TVcatchup addons (for us UK-based TV fans) also negated the need to fiddle around with DVB.

[danfoshizzle]

I also use tv catchup, what a fabulous service that is.

[gegs]

Despite what I said earlier, DVB would still be good to have for some uses. It means you could use the Joggler as a small TV to take on trips/holidays. It would be neat to use it without an internet connection.

[pete]

Thanks guys; just a thought as I've not played with one of those USB tuners yet.

Its just that today I have set up my home office LCD with OTA, Satellite, Cable and an in house channel selection. With OTA I've added filters such that 3 other channels are included. Aside from this have an NMT and a Logitech Review hooked up. Keeping the smaller Joggler footprint thinking of maybe setting up the device such that it'll get the in house video stuff.

[hawsey]

I tried it ages ago with a little DVB tuner on an earlier Ubuntu build. It worked but I gave up pretty quickly because the TV antenna signal at the back of my house (where the kitchen Joggler is) is pretty atrocious. Depending on the weather conditions, sometimes a station would play seamlessly and at other times not at all.

XBMC with its iPlayer and TVcatchup addons (for us UK-based TV fans) also negated the need to fiddle around with DVB.

@Pete _c USB DVB-T Stick Afatech AF9015, is the one Tommes uses on his Joggler VDR ,
it looks like an xbmc PVR /vdr with iplayer/tv catchup and a couple of tv usb sticks plus a large fully loaded hdd say 2tb would be the ultimate Joggler media set up
Dream on .........
Or am I just greedy
Happy Joggling

[pete]

Thanks Hawsey!

Trying in-network streaming tonight from another PC with a tuner via VLC; just to see what the picture looks like.

[Mevi]

Or am I just greedy

When the machines take over, they'll be tinkering with us. Have fun while it lasts.

[hawsey]

Or am I just greedy

When the machines take over, they'll be tinkering with us. Have fun while it lasts.

You had better believe it

[pete]

lol

That's what my wife always thinks...

[Tommes]

Hi,

to select an 'USB Tuner', also a DVB-Device, don't look only at the manufacturer,
take ya focus at the build-in chipset.
Before buy, search the internet by your favorite model + linux (/ + vdr)
If you can test it before, would be the best. Plug-in and try 'lsusb' on terminal or lsusb -v
If nothing will be detect, try to install the firmware
apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
My DVB-T stick is this low-budget piece
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-dvb-t- ... emote-8309
I bought it before a year or so, so no warranty that it's the same model today, but at this priece ...
Now i've bought an adapter to home plug antenna for it
http://www.ebay.de/itm/MCX-Adapter-Kabe ... 3cbfd6be7c

Sorry, a little bit offtopic
and my X10 remote control is like this
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Medion-X10-PC-US ... 3cc1cc8d00


Greets, Tommes

[pete]

Thanks Tommes!