Re: vid capture/tv tuner/fm tuner question

[Hans Zoebelein <hzo goldfish cube net>]

Hi Tevor,

questions about vid capture are off topic in blinux-list.
BTW: Monty has left blinux-list in between.

--Hans
(maintainer blinux-lists)


On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Trevor Astrope wrote:

> I don't know about the video, but you can use rtune to tune fm stations
> for cards supported under the video4linux api. rtune is available from
> ftp://leb.net/blinux.
> 
> On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Monty wrote:
> 
> > Hi list.
> >      I am looking to buy/install a video capture/tv tuner/fm radio card.  I
> > would like the card to at least have the following features:
> > 
> > North American standard 
> > TV in
> > TV out
> > channel convertor
> > DVD ready
> > FM radio
> >  
> >      I am far from an expert on this subject matter so if I did not use
> > the proper terminology above forgive me.  Basically I want a card which
> > would allow me to tune in TV channels at least up to channel 90 or so,
> > allow me to save the signal in an ".avi" or similar format, possibly do
> > some video capturing, and tune in FM radio stations.  I am totally blind 
> > so the amount of memory onboard the card for supperior viewing doesn't
> > really matter to me.  Also since X-Windows doesn't work with speech
> > synthesizers yet, I would need the card to be compatible with a program or
> > A.P.I available for the standard linux text shell interface.
> > 
> >      If anyone has any experience with such a card I would apriciate hearing
> > from you.
> >  
> > thanks in advance
> >  
> > Monty
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> Regards,
> 
> Trevor Astrope
> astrope e-corp net
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