[mythtv-users] Cheap HDMI capture

[jrh]

> On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:10 PM, James Miller <gajs-f0el at dea.spamcon.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, 27 Jun 2016, jrh wrote:
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>> investigating this a bit, and here is a link indicating the new version of this device is actually transmitting data using rtp on port 5004.
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>> Looks like it could be used with the ip tv stuff in mythtv. vlc was able to view it directly with a url like:
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>> rtp://@239.255.42.42:5004
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>> I have ordered a v3 one of these on amazon… interesting!
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> So this might operate something like an HDHomerun, in the sense of providing a video stream over ethernet, correct? How about the channel changing aspect if the stream is being generated by, say, an STB or DTA? Would that require lirc or some such? I've not fiddled much with ip tv in MythTV: does it provide any facility for recording? Thanks.
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I would think it would be more like an HDPVR in the sense you have to tune your stb or dta and then record a stream.  

I have never used the external ’tuning’  part of mythtv, however I believe there are shell scripts to do that on mythtv.org.