[mythtv-users] mythtv features question

[Raymond Wagner]

On 8/18/2012 12:20, Tom Poe wrote:
> On 08/18/2012 11:11 AM, Jeremy Jones wrote:
>>
>> Are you wanting to use the TV's tuner to watch live TV in a PIP while
>> your computer desktop is the rest of the full screen?
>>
>> If that is the case then your question is really one about setting up
>> PIP on your TV.  There are probably other ways of doing that through
>> mythTV, as Raymond asked about running mythTV in a window, which is
>> do-able.  With that setup, you would just need  to use the computers
>> tuner through mythTV for watching TV (or better yet recordings).  Then
>> your TV channel would just stay set to the computer.  If your set on
>> using the TV's tuner, then you should look for help in setting up PIP
>> for your TV.
> Aaaah!  That answers my question.  I'll explore PIP feature, and see how
> that fits my wants and wishes. :).

On the off chance this was not already understood, MythTV will not be 
able to access the tuners built into your TV. In order to watch 
television through MythTV, you will need a special piece of computer 
hardware connected to the computer with its own tuner.