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Hacking MythTV

Hacking MythTV - ExtremeTech

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Publisher's Synopsis

Want control?

Build your own MythTV PC

You don′t do stuff like this to cut corners. You do it because you want what you want—and because it′s fun. And a personalized MythTV is so much more than a PVR. You can combine HDTV, DVD, all kinds of music, radio, photos, even a plug–in videophone module. All you need is a little Linux know–how, assorted software components and plug–ins, an adventurous nature, and this book to tell you how it all goes together. Voilà—the entertainment hub ofyour dreams.

Just a few ways to have fun

Learn to do all this and much more!

  1. Choose HD capture cards and sound drivers
  2. Install and configure MythTV
  3. Build your program guides
  4. Use xine to add DVD menu support
  5. Pass raw digital streams to an external decoder
  6. Do cool things with your remote control
  7. Hack your own themes
  8. Export MythTV .nuv recordings to other formats

Companion Web site

Visit www.wiley.com/go/extremetech for links, updates, news about recent developments in MythTV, and resources shared by readers like you.

Book information

ISBN: 9780470037874
Publisher: John Wiley
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pub date:
DEWEY: 006.7
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 630g
Height: 232mm
Width: 187mm
Spine width: 23mm