[mythtv-users] did i understand this right
Andrew Burgess
aab at cichlid.com
Sun Sep 9 14:13:24 UTC 2007
>I used to use MythStream, but it has the serious disadvantage that it's
>a visual plugin and I don't want to cycle the bulb on my TV just to
>"turn on the radio." I used it "in the blind" for a while, but
>occasionally would "get lost," so, eventually, I gave up and wrote a
>(hack of a script) that basically plays my "favorite" 'net radio station
>using mplayer. I use irexec to call the script for a remote button press.
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>Mike "radio without turning on the TV" Dean
Consider using voice prompts over the same speakers the radio plays.
With my home automation system, I can select radio mode, then as I up/down
channel, I get the call letters spoken as I change stations.
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