HOW TO WATCH TV ON YOU COMPUTER AND USE IT AS A PVR (PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER) KAFFEINE ON LINUX MINT

Описание: Using a Haugepauge WinTV HVR 850 connecting a antenna to this usb device that turns your computer into a tv!
Kaffeine is a media player. What makes it different from the others is its excellent support of digital TV (DVB). Kaffeine has user-friendly interface, so that even first time users can start immediately playing their movies: from DVD (including DVD menus, titles, chapters, etc.), VCD, or a file.

Kaffeine version 2.0, launched in Jun, 2016, has its GUI written on the top of KDE Frameworks 5 and Qt5. For video/audio playback, it uses libVLC as backend, and it interfaces with Linux TV devices via libdvbv5.

It has a simple but intuitive interface (example live TV screenshot) and is easy to setup. Amongst its list of supported formats are CDDA, VCD, DVD, .... and, since versions 0.5, it also provides full DVB support.

Supported features

Digital TV and Radio via Digital TV
Time Shifting
Recording -- including unattended recording
EPG, EPG-driven recording timers, OSD EPG now and next.
AC3
DVB subtitles
HDTV
Multi standards are supported:
Cable standards: DVB-C
Terrestrial standards: ATSC, ISDB-T, DVB-T, DVB-T2;
Satellital Standards: DVB-S, DVB-S2
Kaffeine can simultaneously play and record different channels within the same transponder.
Nicely handles mutiple frontends on a single device (for example a multi-standard card supporting DVB-C and DVB-T/T2 on the same frontend).
Channel scanning on multiple devices/frontends, and multiple satellites.
Channel favourites lists.
DiSEqC 1.x switches, DiSEqC 1.2 rotors and USALS.
Supports both Low and High level CI.
KDE application style, rather than set top box (like MythTV or VDR)

(assumes you have correctly installed your DVB device)

A) Simply open up Kaffeine

Kaffeine initial screen

B) choose "Digital TV" in the Start Menu

Digital TV screen

PS.: if it is the first time you're using, the channel tab will be empty and the main screen will be black.

C) hit "Configure Television" option icon

Configure Television screen

D) Click on the appropriate "Device" tab ... if you only have one DVB device installed, it should be "Device 1"

Configure ATSC device screen

E) Choose "Source" or whatever is appropriate for your usage (e.g. "us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB" for over-air broadcasts in the U.S.; ....)

F) Close window, go back to Kaffeine TV window and click "Channels" option icon

Scan channels screen

G) In "Channels" window, make sure the "Source" is set correctly (i.e. to "ATSC" in this example), then hit "Start Scan" button -- the scan will take a couple of minutes or so

Scan channels screen after scan

H) Once the scan is complete, highlight all channels found in the right-hand box "Scan Results" (or all that you would like to save) then click "Add Selected" and those channels will then appear in the left-hand box called "Channels"

Scan channels screen with channel added

I) Hit "Ok" to get out of "Channels" window and you will return to Kaffeine "Digital TV" window with your selected channels appearing in the left margin column.

j) Double click on a channel to select -- and now hopefully you are watching !

wintv-hvr-850

Video Input
This card can receive HDTV signals, allowing a system equipped with it to act as a tuner for a connected HDTV-ready device.
Manufacturer
Hauppauge Computer Works

Miscellaneous

Microsoft Certifications
Compatible with Windows 7
Supported Windows 7 Features
Windows Media Center

Video

Form Factor
external
Digital Video Format
MPEG-2
Audio Input Support
Standard

Software / System Requirements

Peripheral / Interface Devices
64MB video memory, CD-ROM

Video Input

Digital Video Format
MPEG-2
Audio Input Support
standard
Digital TV Tuner
ATSC
HDTV
Yes

System Requirements

OS Required
Microsoft Windows Vista / XP

Header

Brand
Hauppauge
Product Line
Hauppauge WinTV
Model
HVR-850
Packaged Quantity
1
Compatibility
PC

Interface Required

Connector Type
4 pin USB Type B
Type
TV antenna, USB 2.0
Total Qty
1

Input Device

Input Adapter Type
digital / analog TV tuner
Interface Type
USB 2.0

Cable Details

Type
USB extension cable
Included Qty
1
Form Factor
external

Software

Type
Drivers & Utilities

Slot Required

Type
none

Bay Required

Type
none

General

Manufacturer
Hauppauge Computer Works


IF your are using Linux Mint, Ubuntu this tutorial will show you how to set up a USB TV tuner on your computer to receive atsc HDTV over the air Free To Air



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