Linux TV Viewer ATSC OTA - XBMC - Live TV

XBMC playing live TV using mythtv 0.23 as a backend. In order to view Live TV on XBMC, three things must be accomplished.

1. A working installation of MythTV 0.23
2. The ip-address and hostname of your server/backend must be set in /etc/hosts of any computer you wish to view live TV on.
3. Add a new source to XBMC using your mythtv username and password. myth://username:password@ip-address

ATSC Tuner: ATI HDTV Wonder VE
Antenna: Trisonic TS-1598B Amplified

Processor: Sempron 140 unlocked to dual core 4400e
Motherboard: A785GE
Memory: 2GB
Graphics: NVIDIA 9500GT
Storage: 1TB + 400GB
Dual Monitor 23" Hannspree + 37" Auria

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• xbmc
• arch
• linux
• htpc
• live
• tv
• gnome3
• gnome
• shell
• atsc
• ota
• hdtv
• tuner
• high
• definition
• trisonic
• antenna
• mythtv
• mythbackend
• Television

[pcandmoney]

@Weedpuppet

Yes, XBMC is the slowest of all the GNU/Linux TV viewers, but that is because XBMC is communicating with Mythbackend to view TV.

[Weedpuppet]

Why is the changeing channel taking so long, what is the problem? I am looking for an solution like this but the time it takes to switch channel is terrible :/