A TV, or television, is a device that allows the user to watch streaming video content. Some TVs allow connection to a computer so that they can be used as a monitor.
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Which program do you recommend for watching TV (DVB)?
At the moment i use Me TV. Are there other good programs to watch and record TV in Ubuntu?
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How can fix HDMI HDTV overscan when I my TV has no aspect ratio setting?
I have a 32" Vizio HDTV. It's a few years old, but running well. I just connected a new nettop to it using HDMI out. It's the Intel 3x00 graphics chipset.
I'm seeing overscan, where the resolution in ...
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Random images appearing in my home dir… Where are they coming from?
Here's an odd problem I've had for a while. Every so often, I find that I have several jpeg images sitting in my home directory that I didn't put there. I'm fairly sure this isn't a security breach ...
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How do I get an Enter USB TV Box TV tuner aka Gadmei UTV302 to work?
Has anyone had any success in using the Enter USB TV Box from Enter Multimedia? It comes bundled with software that works in Windows. I have had no luck using it in Ubuntu 10.10.
Update 1
Here is ...
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rip (transcode) multiple titles, from a tv series dvd, automatically
I want to rip some tv series. dvd::rip doesnt allow me to transcode all the titles with one click, which means doing the same process many times (20~ eps x many seasons= many videos).
Is there any ...
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Re-streaming tv to iPad
I use "air video server" (and "air video client") to stream videos from my computer to my iPad. Recently I found TV-MAXE (which is a sopcast client, I guess) for watching tv on Ubuntu. Is there a way ...
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How do I write articles without infringing on OSS project's logos and brands?
I am sorry if this is not the place where to ask and if so, I would appreciate any of the moderators move this question to the right place in order to get the proper answer.
I am the webmaster and IT ...
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Watch TV on Ubuntu with PCI TV Card (tvtime no sound)
I have bought a Pinnacle PCI TV card:
I also installed Tvtime. I am able to see the multiple channels but there is no sound. After some googling I found this is a standard issue with Tvtime.
So ...
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How to make the TV tuner in the Dell Mini 1010 work?
I need some help in fixing up the TV tuner in my Dell Mini 10.10 in Ubuntu. It worked in Windows with Dell's default Dell Digital TV. I've tried using Kaffeine but that didn't work.
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How to watch TV with Me TV?
Please help: Me TV doesn't start (why??) and installing totem-plugins-dvb-daemon doesn't show up in Totem itself - so I can't watch TV with Totem.
I installed gnome-dvb-client as well as ...
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Application for watching online TV
Is there a desktop application that is able to browse and play online TV channels (similar to browser extensions like chrome tv)?
I found democracy player, but there are no channels.
The application ...
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Record Tv programm from Vlc
I am using Vlc 2.0.1 to watch tv (DVB-T) through my pci tv tuner
Is it possible to record a tv programm as .avi or .mp4 file ? Can i record it with vlc or another app ?
I am ubuntu 12.04 user
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Can I connect my Ubuntu laptop to my HDTV wirelessly?
There are some devices that allow to connect laptops to High Definition TVs. One good example is Intel WiDi device. The problem is that most of them do not support linux/ubuntu.
It would be nice to ...
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How do I get 1366x768 resolution working on 12.04 with nvidia GTX275
My PC (VGA Nvidia GTX275) is connected directly to a TV (Philips 42" lcd) and Ubuntu does not recognize the native resolution, the closest working resolution is 1280x768
I have tried some xorg tricks ...
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How to configure Ubuntu with Standard TV?
Ubuntu 8 version
nVidia card with driver 96.43.10-0ubuntu1
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Television Screen"
Device "Television Device"
Monitor "Television"
DefaultDepth 24
Option ...
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Is it possible to have Separate X Screen with separate sound?
I have nvidia card (fx5200) that has been configured "separate x screen". So that VGA picture is on my monitor and DVI is connected with TV.
Now I'm wondering is it possible to stick another sound ...
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How do I completely uninstall TV Maxe ?
I use Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04.
I installed TV Maxe using the commands below:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:venerix/blug
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tv-maxe
How do I completely ...
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How to download video from arte+7 and arte-tv related sites?
Arte tv has a website called arte+7 where some videos are provided for a period of time. But these are not as easy to download as those on youtube and other such websites.
Is there a program that ...
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Home entertainment/DVR solutions
I'm setting up a home entertainment computer that will be taking in video input via cable and displaying recorded tv, DVDs, live tv, as well as playing music and movies via HDMI to a TV. What Media ...
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12.04 Ubuntu: configuring laptop to hook up to tv using hdmi cable?
I'm trying to use an hdmi cable to connect my HP dv5 notebook to a 32" Sony Bravia tv in order to watch Hulu stuff on a bigger screen. However, Google has been thoroughly unhelpful thus far!
When I ...
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Can't boot when HDMI is plugged in?
Ok here is a thing i want use Ubuntu as media center with my 42" Plasma TV connected with HDMI
first i installed windows and all worked fine HDMI port worked fine with movies but u know windows ...
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DVI Monitor and HDMI TV on Intel HD4000
Some please help! I've been working at this for several days (arg!)
Asus P8H77-I (DVI, HDMI, VGA) and an i7-3770 (integrated HD4000 graphics).
DVI connected to a 1920x1080 monitor
HDMI connected ...
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Wrong resolution for TV connected via HDMI (32LG3000)
I have a LG Electronics 32LG3000 TV. I can't select the right resolution for my TV connected via HDMI. I can select 1360x768 but not 1366x768. The quality on my TV is very bad.
HDMI1 connected ...
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External monitor not detected with a Thinkpad 50e [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
External monitor not detected with a Thinkpad 50e
Tempted by Ubuntu 11.04 I installed it on my Thinkpad 50e and the installation went very well. (I was replacing XP ...
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Ubuntu phone android tv tablet?
I am a bit confused (about Ubuntu touch/phone/android/tv/tablet).
Is the Ubuntu OS for phone the same as Ubuntu for Android
If I have a phone with Ubuntu (touch) on it, how do I use it to connect it ...
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Can Ubuntu PC be connected to a Television?
I have old P4 Computer that I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on, and it works fine when connected to a monitor using VGA to VGA connection.
I tried connecting the PC to my 44inch television using a VGA ...
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How can I connect USB to TV (via AV port)
How to connect to TV with USB to AV cable?
I tried to connect, but nothing happened!
(10.04 Lucid)
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Problems installing usvision
I am trying to install usbvision from Sourceforge.net I am obviously doing something wrong
sudo apt-get install usbvision-0.9.6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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How do I adjust display size, not resolution?
I have my Ubuntu 11.10 PC plugged into a TV using an HDMI input. The edges of the screen get cut off, and I can't adjust the television's settings for HDMI. I can adujust the "position and size" on ...
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No TV Out or S-Video out with Intel GM965 Graphics
I have in the past on the same laptop been able to get TV out and S-Video out working, but now I cannot do it. The VGA output works fine, but I cannot connect it to any TV that does not have that.
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Connect laptop using Ubuntu 11.04 to TV?
My laptop is Compaq presario cq42. I tried to connect my laptop (using ubuntu 11.04) to my TV with VGA cable. The bootloader menu and login screen are displayed on TV but after logged in, it showed NO ...
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TV HDMI output and resolution issues; broken after 11.04 upgrade [closed]
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop w/ Intel graphics:
lspci:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c)
My TV is an ...
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How to make AverTv tuner work
NOTE: I no longer own this card
I have a PC with AVerMedia AVerTV Super 007. I have been so far unsuccessful in making it work. Could anyone help me?
Specs:
-Intel pentium 4 -2gb DDR1 -Ubuntu 11.04 ...
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Over-scan Issues when using HDTV through VGA
Right now all we can do is set the TV to 1280x768 instead of its native resolution of 1360x768. Setting it to its native resolution gives you a screen with a large portion of the left side of the ...
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Split Screen using HDMI Xubuntu 13.04
I've tried to get separate screens for Xubuntu 13.04 so I can browse on my laptop and use my TV to watch films via the HDMI port, but I'm unable to find a way to do it. What normally happens is I get ...
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How can I make my onboard HDMI to work with my GPU?
I want to use my TV as a second monitor through HDMI in the motherboard, while use my main monitor through my graphics card since my motherboard is the only one who allows it.
Ubuntu won't detect my ...
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DVB-T and analog set top box based on linux based open harware and software
I want to build a DVB-T and analog set top box based on linux based open harware and software. I decided to use Beagleboard xm running Ubuntu linux. I just bought it so I'm a newbie. Are there any ...
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How to capture from TV card using mencoder?
How do I capture from tv card (/dev/video0) using mencoder?
I tried with
mencoder -tv driiver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:norm=pal_nc:inpu t=1:chanlist=us_cable:channel=13 -ffourcc DIVX -fps 25 -ovc ...
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HDHomeRun Dual and Kaffeine
I am trying to get HDHomeRun Dual to work with Kaffeine. I installed DVB per the instructions here: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/dvbhdhomerun/wiki/UbuntuPackages
but at the end, when I install, I ...
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TV doesn't support resolution for video game
I downloaded a game from Steam (run via q4wine) and installed it. When I launch it, the screen turns black and my Samsung LED television says, it doesn't support resolution and I only can exit by ...
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HP G61 laptop won't connect to TV
I have a HP G61 Laptop which is running Ubuntu 12.04 and I love it. But, I am trying to connect it to my Philips 42" TV as a Media Center, but when I turn on the Laptop and change the Input on the TV, ...
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How do I find the correct Modeline to connect my computer to my Televsion
I've been trying to hook up a Ubuntu computer with my Panasonic TH-42PA60A Plasma television for weeks now. My original question was asked here, which includes all the specifications about the ...
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How to change login screen resolution?
Ok so I have a TV set up as my Monitor but with Ubuntu I came across a problem my log in screen is a different resolution than that rest of Ubuntu .
This wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for my TV ...
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Hauppauge remote “ok” and “back” buttons not working
I'm having some issues with getting my remote fully functional with Ubuntu 12.04. Some of the buttons work, but the OK and back buttons don't. I could make do without some of the others, but I really ...
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No useful DVB-T card found
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with 3.2.0-26 kernel and I just added a DVB-T card. I installed the media_build as shown in this page. After that the Restricted Drivers appeared on the screen I installed the ...
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TV output on no HD machine
I am trying to find an operating system which will boot to RAM on a hard disk free computer but the only display is via the s-video out of an Nvidia card. Will this work or do I need to do anything ...
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Me TV under Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]
Is anybody successfully running Me TV (me-tv) on current Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit)? If yes, which version of Me TV?
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No Sound via HDMI [closed]
I have ubuntu installed on a Acer aspire revo 3700 intel atom processor with nvidia ion graphics this is plugged into a celcus 32 inch TV via HDMI (1080p).
The video driver shows as an nvidia which I ...
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How can I solve a “Failed to set MetaMode (1) DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select” HDMI error? [closed]
Every time I try to connect my laptop (NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M) on my TV via HDMI I get this error:
Failed to set MetaMode (1) DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select
What does this mean and how can I solve the ...
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I want to buy a computer to connect to LCD Toshiba Regza 40" [closed]
I plan to buy a pc for use ubuntu 10.10 (x32 bit) on TV screen of toshiba (model regza 40 inch)
My current pc isn't support HD connection properly
What is the company's that I can trust them hardware ...
