[mythtv-users] Overkill...

[Kevin Kuphal]

CascadeHush wrote:

> The main reason I continue to use XP on one of my PCs is my Hauppage  
> 150 TV Tuner card, which I use to record TV according to a schedule I  
> have set up.  This particular PC is my main file server, as well as  
> being a digital VCR (I don't want to say PVR, because that implies  
> certain types of functionality, most of which I find pretty  
> useless).  I'd prefer to switch this machine over to linux, if I can  
> get the same functionality.
>
> I've had a look at MythTV, and whilst it's all very impressive, it is  
> overkill for what I want.  I just want a way to schedule TV  
> recordings.  I don't want a fancy front end, I don't want an  
> electronic program guide... I'm not looking to build a media box.  I  
> just want something totally anonymous, that sits on my network and  
> records TV programs to a HD.  And then, when I want to watch them, it  
> will be in whatever program, on whatever platform I happen to be  
> using at the time, and when I do, I will open the file directly as I  
> would open any other file.
>
> Is there a way to do this with MythTV... or is there another program  
> which will do this under linux?
>
> It seems that MythTV has both a back and front end, and perhaps the  
> answer is to just run the back end, but I wonder if this is possible?

cat /dev/video0 > file.mpg
mplayer file.mpg
I'm sure you can figure out some scripts to start/stop at the right times.

Done.

Kevin