[mythtv-users] Freevo, Tivo & MythTV

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 17, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Viitasaari wrote:

> So this is what you folks are proposing for the channel surfer:
>
> SYSTEM SET-UP
> -Feed your TV signal into the TV/SAT input on your A/V Receiver
> -Feed your Video/VCR/DVR output on your A/V Receiver into the TV-Tuner
> on your MythBox
> -Feed your Video Card/Sound Card output on your MythBox into the
> Video/VCR/DVR input on your A/V Reciever
> -Do your A/V feed out from your receiver accordingly
> -Fire everything up and select the the Video/VCR/DVR source on your
> receiver.
> -Fire up MythTV and start watching TV (On most receivers you won't  
> get a
> feed unless you switch to a different source)
>
> USE-CASE FOR CHANNEL SURFING
> -Select the TV/SAT source on your A/V Receiver and surf to your hearts
> content
>
> A USE-CASE FOR PAUSING & PLAYING TV
> -Your surfing to your hearts content
> -The phone rings
> -You press pause
> -You finish talking to the pesky telemarketter
> -Make a decision whether what you where watching was any good or not.
> -If it was good do something else until its over and then select the
> Video/VCR/DVR source on your A/V Receiver and finish watching it
> -If it was not good select the Video/VCR/DVR source on your A/V  
> Receiver
> and un-pause and fast-forward what was recorded until it has caught  
> up.
> -Switch back to your TV/SAT source and surf to your hearts content
>
> Best Regards, Hedgehog

Stop flipping channels. Set your CHAN +- to browse instead of change  
channels. Most other guide-driven TV services do this. You hit + and  
it gives a listing of what's on Chan+1. If you decide you want to  
watch it, press select. If not, continue + and - until you find  
something you want to watch. You don't have to actually change  
frequencies to find out what's on another channel any more. Welcome  
to the future. This is the new (better) form of channel-surfing.  
Embrace it. :)