tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9952792725715409422024-03-16T20:28:59.261-04:00Ted's DVR and Home Theater Notesheytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-82501420238183947442023-03-30T20:50:00.014-04:002023-05-20T08:10:46.690-04:00Top Five Ubuntu Music and Game Apps <p>The music and game applications listed below can be found in and directly installed using the Ubuntu Software application with a standard Ubuntu installation. The listed music apps can stream your favorite music over the internet. Home media center apps are not included. Some of the apps can also download music for offline use. Stand-alone game apps are included, but games needing an emulator or a gaming service application such as Steam are not included. The top five highest rated apps were determined using the ratings as reported in the Ubuntu Software application. The average user rating was given a weight of three, and the number of ratings was given a weight of one when sorting the top apps. The number of stars listed is out of five stars. The rating information is current as of March 2023.</p><p>If you use some of the apps listed, please take a moment to rate the apps in the Ubuntu Software. If you find an issue with an app, please report the specific issue to the developer and include a description of the issue in the Ubuntu Software rating comment, and include a workaroud description if possible. If you see an app I missed that should be included using the criteria listed above, please mention it in the comments below.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-8GB-Clip-Player-Black/dp/B00VXMY262?crid=3RT9D8CGLVUKC&keywords=mp3%2Bmusic%2Bplayer&qid=1680350295&sprefix=mp3%2Bmusic%2Bplayer%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-5&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=5438cf1885dda90e658099ae388e9926&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">SanDisk 8GB Clip Jam FM Radio and MP3 Player on Amazon</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-8GB-Clip-Player-Black/dp/B00VXMY262?crid=3RT9D8CGLVUKC&keywords=mp3%2Bmusic%2Bplayer&qid=1680350295&sprefix=mp3%2Bmusic%2Bplayer%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-5&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=5438cf1885dda90e658099ae388e9926&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0tPNNJfF--1dy1WQzSE7aykf40K8Lyx5lGMH-1eRL64rkUkzXI2wBYEy8x9HJlX0qDJGVl9sec7u32RgxXhGEPA-gtyRDZ1i86lRhowMzw3fv3LjFWIBYSlLU36Gsby80xgxl-2x3Mtnl7l34HTyrYKK40KccRs26yduQEGYfVjDVj4fmszixVH3Gg/s320/sandisk_music_player.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-8GB-Clip-Player-Black/dp/B00VXMY262?crid=3RT9D8CGLVUKC&keywords=mp3%2Bmusic%2Bplayer&qid=1680350295&sprefix=mp3%2Bmusic%2Bplayer%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-5&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=5438cf1885dda90e658099ae388e9926&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Check Price</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">Top Five Music Apps</h3><p style="text-align: left;">Shortwave comes in first place with 4.5 stars and 148 reviews. Shortwave is an internet radio player that provides access to a station database with over 30,000 stations. It allows you to search for streaming stations and create your own library containing your favorites. Additionally, Shortwave can automatically recognize songs. It is compatible with with large and small screens. You can also play audio on supported network devices, such as a Google Chromecast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc6MaaVldzlrUCe8pQ4AlO6nrU6BMFoyO0MuZEpqOfyzdvqDl3x40agk-yGTdZPMQh5NepBhkXl4a-nCFkoAMqOrCKOL2--JSdZZ088bBp-SmGHDZzbz2g3LvYXdjJjZ_Oe500K5bYn4R6K---5yzCFH7g6y79wGI4OtnFa47fJm6Q9vcDA2V7N_BpA/s971/Shortwave.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="971" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc6MaaVldzlrUCe8pQ4AlO6nrU6BMFoyO0MuZEpqOfyzdvqDl3x40agk-yGTdZPMQh5NepBhkXl4a-nCFkoAMqOrCKOL2--JSdZZ088bBp-SmGHDZzbz2g3LvYXdjJjZ_Oe500K5bYn4R6K---5yzCFH7g6y79wGI4OtnFa47fJm6Q9vcDA2V7N_BpA/w565-h390/Shortwave.png" width="565" /><br /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More information and image source: <a href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Shortwave">gitlab.gnome.org/World/Shortwave</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Olivia Cloud Music Player comes in second place with 4.3 stars and 152 reviews. Olivia is an online cloud based music player like iTunes, Spotify, etc, and it also allows the playback of music while offline. Olivia allows you to search any music online, stream it, and you can set the player to cache the stream while playing it. Olivia lets you create and manage your music library.</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2DI8Vl9ATqsgYPu0Cgv2zi1WUCKLahBh6dRvFimxSKeXglpEyS0Bi_KbFsWVxDvpvx7yVbHKnwt4PF6Aklwuw64HtctsvWjCGKePSQfbCAVeOR63h9YOJz3ymyOc8Pj21zeKGYP80R8QMnlxw2f7mbCCK_kIuQ8rEPkILYexFbyURrLrmn8FE27a_Q/s1366/Olivia.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2DI8Vl9ATqsgYPu0Cgv2zi1WUCKLahBh6dRvFimxSKeXglpEyS0Bi_KbFsWVxDvpvx7yVbHKnwt4PF6Aklwuw64HtctsvWjCGKePSQfbCAVeOR63h9YOJz3ymyOc8Pj21zeKGYP80R8QMnlxw2f7mbCCK_kIuQ8rEPkILYexFbyURrLrmn8FE27a_Q/w569-h322/Olivia.jpeg" width="569" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information and image source: <a href="https://github.com/keshavbhatt/olivia" target="_blank">github.com/keshavbhatt/olivia</a></p><div><p style="text-align: left;">Poddr comes in third place with 4.1 stars and 50 reviews. Poddr is a free podcast player for Linux, Windows and Mac. Poddr uses the iTunes API to gather information. Since iTunes has the largest podcast library in the world, this means you will most likely find something of interest no matter if you want music, politics or comedy. If your favorite podcast feed is missing you can manually add it with ease to your favorites.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y7NLFGVS94XPtKpql00ch_tKuduAkbRyBV07Xhn9TXgIwos2yV2De06K-gHuGl7FwMiAhTLOIpV-lsCrC1OOHwEbuq8XNypNIl-oDyjYRlXp8ms4lc1A2RbqZo2fAm_rnFw7twTd2BYvBinja4TZzllOAsNJOQka46Vo3kSrwoLrq2DFjYkNpr7pMA/s640/Poddr.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="640" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y7NLFGVS94XPtKpql00ch_tKuduAkbRyBV07Xhn9TXgIwos2yV2De06K-gHuGl7FwMiAhTLOIpV-lsCrC1OOHwEbuq8XNypNIl-oDyjYRlXp8ms4lc1A2RbqZo2fAm_rnFw7twTd2BYvBinja4TZzllOAsNJOQka46Vo3kSrwoLrq2DFjYkNpr7pMA/w560-h372/Poddr.png" width="560" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More information and image source: <a href="https://github.com/Sn8z/Poddr" target="_blank">github.com/Sn8z/Poddr</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Pithos comes in fourth place with 4.1 stars and 39 reviews. Pithos is a native Pandora Radio client that is more lightweight than the pandora.com web client and integrates with the desktop. It supports most of the functionality of pandora.com such as rating songs, creating/managing stations, quickmix, etc. On top of that, it has features such as last.fm scrobbling, media keys, notifications, proxies, and MPRIS support.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQw4ujHLVQSIePAJ5OrXUtXdYQ_RHBaHQVVr_IeL1WJrZ58tSYiznQSy8LSzNvlk1LJGjPyIMWzpxHL26NL6c2ol6oihsr4AnAwyGMloE5NLCFWJsQT0uwmZ7aPEi9bTWtIkdBl1RUhYgh6qvnINzYDNDm4dOB5HG4KEUg45FAf9RsnqyT74nIEIkBDQ/s526/Pithos.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="526" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQw4ujHLVQSIePAJ5OrXUtXdYQ_RHBaHQVVr_IeL1WJrZ58tSYiznQSy8LSzNvlk1LJGjPyIMWzpxHL26NL6c2ol6oihsr4AnAwyGMloE5NLCFWJsQT0uwmZ7aPEi9bTWtIkdBl1RUhYgh6qvnINzYDNDm4dOB5HG4KEUg45FAf9RsnqyT74nIEIkBDQ/w400-h334/Pithos.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information and image source: <a href="https://pithos.github.io/" target="_blank">pithos.github.io</a></p><p>Spotify comes in fifth place with 3.6 stars and 2103 reviews. Of all the apps compared, Spotify has the highest number of reviews. Play your favorite songs and albums free on Ubuntu with Spotify. Browse the charts or fire up ready-made playlists in every genre and mood. Discover new music, and optionally build custom playlists. Stream Spotify for free with occasional ads, or choose the premium option for an ad-free experience.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C5kgt4qJ5xR9wL-UcQGOKv-A1fAm-wozPk5E1HyK2OnLyY2lxQ4CaZH5O-1rlTnOlLQtQjoT9zyERchXe5IPWUwc8dr2fy83yAGbPsfpoNyDVkkMfs2-T8xOSEHmuEON5Y03Km8LF-wKzyVtGlp64osJdTcJ9CJYbL0bHDTFjNxqrXcIrp3dMlUCHw/s639/Spotify.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="639" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C5kgt4qJ5xR9wL-UcQGOKv-A1fAm-wozPk5E1HyK2OnLyY2lxQ4CaZH5O-1rlTnOlLQtQjoT9zyERchXe5IPWUwc8dr2fy83yAGbPsfpoNyDVkkMfs2-T8xOSEHmuEON5Y03Km8LF-wKzyVtGlp64osJdTcJ9CJYbL0bHDTFjNxqrXcIrp3dMlUCHw/w524-h374/Spotify.png" width="524" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information: <a href="https://snapcraft.io/install/spotify/ubuntu" target="_blank">snapcraft.io/install/spotify/ubuntu</a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Top Five Game Apps</h3><p>Oh My Giraffe comes in first place with 4.7 stars and 183 reviews. Eat fruit while being chased by lions. You play as an adorable and stretchy giraffe running through the savanna. Chew through vines to make the fruit bounce off your butt and hit those scary lions in the face. Don't be concerned about the fruit being too high as your flexible neck will let you reach everything. Don't forget that the lions sleep at night. That's your chance to gobble down as much fruit as possible, but be careful to not wake the lions.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiCIa33JVq9OZ3mvVJykHTHCxfnrNwSWsA3o-SZr5tVp1-VyYPAJPpz53jfDm-9N4RxjOaf3tA3rSq3q9zBSFVo5TuT8goTvqLYgwWEwqzKCugrb_RyN_qlYyQxK5CAnIrkxk5ePZCdpXuuIHQ9lv0aE4uHc1iUXpdx_vVsb8MDNqSB44T61XrVz04g/s640/omg.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="640" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiCIa33JVq9OZ3mvVJykHTHCxfnrNwSWsA3o-SZr5tVp1-VyYPAJPpz53jfDm-9N4RxjOaf3tA3rSq3q9zBSFVo5TuT8goTvqLYgwWEwqzKCugrb_RyN_qlYyQxK5CAnIrkxk5ePZCdpXuuIHQ9lv0aE4uHc1iUXpdx_vVsb8MDNqSB44T61XrVz04g/w560-h158/omg.png" width="560" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information: <a href="https://www.ohmygiraffe.com/" target="_blank">www.ohmygiraffe.com</a></p><p>0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) comes in second place with 4.5 stars and 1158 reviews. 0 A.D. is a free, open-source, historical real-time-strategy game currently being developed by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers. As the leader of an ancient civilization, you must gather the resources you need to raise a military force and dominate your enemies.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIwnor8HN6sU50vN4SkWWy0ZCtFFRfRW8Rg-b2r8ShBV4Gg8WVVWHI-vpASmBjPqgQhIdmym9fI6MO9M6qvG0vFEa3Coo-q0K9ayy6_JzGBNTlgZCieJx5-i_0SRO71qKph7Nk9Ha4I035w8_Il7k9bBW5D0U6jafleI9JnTS817xfosGylR0lqxmcA/s640/0ad.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIwnor8HN6sU50vN4SkWWy0ZCtFFRfRW8Rg-b2r8ShBV4Gg8WVVWHI-vpASmBjPqgQhIdmym9fI6MO9M6qvG0vFEa3Coo-q0K9ayy6_JzGBNTlgZCieJx5-i_0SRO71qKph7Nk9Ha4I035w8_Il7k9bBW5D0U6jafleI9JnTS817xfosGylR0lqxmcA/w559-h315/0ad.jpg" width="559" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information and image source: <a href="https://play0ad.com/" target="_blank">play0ad.com</a></p><p>SDLPoP comes in third place with 4.7 stars and 58 reviews. SDLPop is an open-source port of the 1989 Prince of Persia video game. It was made possible by the disassembly of the original DOS version.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoyVtpEnaqachqrrcTDQrBrU6WEf8ZsJmOzy-8mjENXPBkP8xVjeqHY2Di4L17hQLiQxkxShZ_HQNRIXmQHqwKw695JabNlr-eL-p8h8pd6fcegcoHcl4J4E3hi_t9RDyxq_rpPHU98bOoxEzk1dRrxMkACGjjeiPa4wPv4zE7l9mnts2oDcH4n_TtA/s1292/SDLPoP.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="1292" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoyVtpEnaqachqrrcTDQrBrU6WEf8ZsJmOzy-8mjENXPBkP8xVjeqHY2Di4L17hQLiQxkxShZ_HQNRIXmQHqwKw695JabNlr-eL-p8h8pd6fcegcoHcl4J4E3hi_t9RDyxq_rpPHU98bOoxEzk1dRrxMkACGjjeiPa4wPv4zE7l9mnts2oDcH4n_TtA/w590-h195/SDLPoP.png" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information: <a href="https://snapcraft.io/sdlpop" target="_blank">snapcraft.io/sdlpop</a></p><p></p><p>Mr. Rescue comes in forth place with 4.5 stars and 50 reviews. Mr. Rescue is an arcade styled 2D action game centered around evacuating civilians from burning buildings. The game features fast paced fire extinguishing action, intense boss battles, a catchy soundtrack and lots of throwing people around in pseudo-randomly generated buildings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDDEJ20_Qpk0_ebHxfS4qj1fFsAHCxoZF7AvamE8I-sKI5fe4_Pdo6xybsx8HgE0TFh1dYCovsF4YGj_pxn6A6C6OccM6hgORCd4GuaUD50EkpdC2luJHZUjO7q4PMmh7wg7kjQ3oljr8BVPCkPl1dqLvqdf_prfQOTRtgmrvSfEdjKJG5ZOcCtn1Vg/s768/mrrescue.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="768" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDDEJ20_Qpk0_ebHxfS4qj1fFsAHCxoZF7AvamE8I-sKI5fe4_Pdo6xybsx8HgE0TFh1dYCovsF4YGj_pxn6A6C6OccM6hgORCd4GuaUD50EkpdC2luJHZUjO7q4PMmh7wg7kjQ3oljr8BVPCkPl1dqLvqdf_prfQOTRtgmrvSfEdjKJG5ZOcCtn1Vg/w400-h313/mrrescue.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More information and image source: <a href="https://github.com/snapcrafters/mrrescue" target="_blank">github.com/snapcrafters/mrrescue</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">SuperTuxKart comes in fifth place with 4.4 stars and 964 reviews. SuperTuxKart is a 3D open-source arcade racer with a variety of characters, tracks, and modes to play. This game provides an enjoyable experience for all ages. Discover the mystery of an underwater world, or drive through the jungles of Val Verde and visit the famous Cocoa Temple. Race underground or in a spaceship, through a rural farmland or a strange alien planet. Or rest under the palm trees on the beach, watching the other karts overtake you. But don't eat the bananas! Watch for bowling balls, plungers, bubble gum, and cakes thrown by your opponents.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E-Zyzlqnfz--fzHvRND_MY-kDQvNasvKRGyN41l8Cn5DIrMKMO_U1IA4yTNatVjcvclcdGdgTpNt37TcFNUOUNh_lIRUOIBrbLRuh28RtrtAEKbCil1sNlQZ5rPlEHmaxOfQpGhHDEEk-ImAwVXlT5dwoqLdvMziC8YqqYrvszxAlHfDBWHo3Cz4Rw/s640/SuperTuxKart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E-Zyzlqnfz--fzHvRND_MY-kDQvNasvKRGyN41l8Cn5DIrMKMO_U1IA4yTNatVjcvclcdGdgTpNt37TcFNUOUNh_lIRUOIBrbLRuh28RtrtAEKbCil1sNlQZ5rPlEHmaxOfQpGhHDEEk-ImAwVXlT5dwoqLdvMziC8YqqYrvszxAlHfDBWHo3Cz4Rw/w518-h291/SuperTuxKart.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">More information: <a href="https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page" target="_blank">supertuxkart.net</a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-67911594253632394422022-10-23T13:57:00.005-04:002022-12-04T08:14:46.346-05:00MythRecCal - Set Recordings in MythTV Using TitanTV and Your Calendar<p>MythRecCal is a script that can be set to run daily on a MythTV backend computer which allows setting recordings from other devices using titantv.com. TitanTV provides free online guide information, and the site allows several methods for interacting with computers that have DVR software. One of the options on TitanTV for each guide listing is to add the program information to your personal calendar. MythRecCal checks your calendar and sets a corresponding recording in MythTV for each program added.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMfJy-SQE4HISod8uXqwK7MLcQMREeStOOtizOAZOpOIXjkpU1UegUzGHB02vjkmax9xLPGU8j5Ks_huLJOBMD_dIVaOELMpBzwi5JxSxh_hL8i7X-ISlM-9TaTn36QqjcA7chGvnyYlfmxgFFoHbhcdmFDs2-5JdSq2yD7EDQFXSkhgqBezJBq5brw/s672/Screenshot_TitanTV.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="672" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMfJy-SQE4HISod8uXqwK7MLcQMREeStOOtizOAZOpOIXjkpU1UegUzGHB02vjkmax9xLPGU8j5Ks_huLJOBMD_dIVaOELMpBzwi5JxSxh_hL8i7X-ISlM-9TaTn36QqjcA7chGvnyYlfmxgFFoHbhcdmFDs2-5JdSq2yD7EDQFXSkhgqBezJBq5brw/w400-h344/Screenshot_TitanTV.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Usage Instructions</h3><p>After doing the setup steps shown below, login to titantv.com. If using a mobile web browser, it is necessary to choose the desktop site. Select a future guide listing, and the calendar icon will appear as shown in the screenshot image above. Click or tap the calendar icon to to add the program to your calendar.</p><p>If using an Android device with a Google calendar, tap the TitanTV calendar icon, select <i>download</i>, <i>open</i>, <i>add to calendar</i>, and tap the <i>Recordings</i> calendar as shown in the screenshot image below. If the download prompt does not appear after tapping the calendar icon, tap the calendar icon again. With some Android versions, the prompt to select the Recordings calendar is not available. If the option to select the Recordings calendar is not supported, the method shown below for using a computer can likely be used on the mobile device.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5_E7m8p7oxgyY_AgXmKXh9rRSeiEec_9C6uFassP57_TuVuAQwaA0G8JX0OTPXdR4OtMDlMD79CflA_0rb28jPaPaSdjsPxZmX8A97ltr6JxcC7fcXqCh3nhYTKelM-nQ1ZkMuM4xuCGn-KuKOnoAtpp-H46JrZHqgLJxbA0jI4_q_z8-pEtJmw5_g/s1734/titantv_calendar_mythtv.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="TitanTV Calendar to MythTV Recordings" border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5_E7m8p7oxgyY_AgXmKXh9rRSeiEec_9C6uFassP57_TuVuAQwaA0G8JX0OTPXdR4OtMDlMD79CflA_0rb28jPaPaSdjsPxZmX8A97ltr6JxcC7fcXqCh3nhYTKelM-nQ1ZkMuM4xuCGn-KuKOnoAtpp-H46JrZHqgLJxbA0jI4_q_z8-pEtJmw5_g/w249-h400/titantv_calendar_mythtv.png" width="249" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">If using a computer or other device with a web browser that is compatible with Google Calendar, tap the TitanTV calendar icon to download the calendar entry file. Browse to and bookmark <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/settings/export">https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/settings/export</a>. Click s<i>elect file from your computer</i> and select the calendar entry reminder(#).ics file, select the <i>Recordings</i> calendar, and click <i>import</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzkmUJ_HIZ5bi276hlOeA3h0AWUNnbjQo04sYHtmQBqK-UFXJontuFCKksKk7gU2zkNxhVVwypYQgTKB3SOAYp9EOqmo-yD6K4MWjW47ZQKK7Crxh0tPYn6BO2l_xlCE3Ks7d4zlMSnSHVpYpe-sp1f8WCB1AJeaphh1Ri_2T9DcA4gaKF1BIAF8x9A/s642/google_calendar_recording_import.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Google Calendar Import Recording" border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="642" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzkmUJ_HIZ5bi276hlOeA3h0AWUNnbjQo04sYHtmQBqK-UFXJontuFCKksKk7gU2zkNxhVVwypYQgTKB3SOAYp9EOqmo-yD6K4MWjW47ZQKK7Crxh0tPYn6BO2l_xlCE3Ks7d4zlMSnSHVpYpe-sp1f8WCB1AJeaphh1Ri_2T9DcA4gaKF1BIAF8x9A/w400-h216/google_calendar_recording_import.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3DomQez" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ghost DVD on Amazon" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1059" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJurOhwHp3ziNgmB3pKnY4K0XDdBDf4KPS6dy3JW_7NIYRogdLmXhu7tAkcrsuwkgBwPaM_E2oJRfHXQ7j6NUViIOy6_kenyLISKDpNiS1qmc2g65iMONzowrD5Kx64fMeDk8j4A7B552b0re1uX_HXznGNrkLp0oLa1NgCCojxJlOk0BE_KnNP6OlpA/w141-h200/DVD.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3TveIP0">DVD Movies on Amazon $5.00 and Under</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><h3>Setup Instructions</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Notes:</div><ol></ol><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The numerical portion of the channel information after the space in the calendar entry description must match the corresponding MythTV channel number as shown in the screenshot below.</li><li>Providing login information to access the Google Recordings calendar is not needed. This is made possible by using the unique Google calendar url for specific calendars. This url is put in the MythRecCal settings, and it is not shared. It provides read-only access to only the Recordings calendar. You can see what the script can see by putting the url in a web browser and opening the file that is downloaded with a text editor. Only the Recordings calendar information will be visible in the text file. </li><li>Making the Google Recordings calendar public is not required.</li><li>MythRecCal is compatible with Ubuntu. Any operating system and device with a browser that is compatible with TitanTV and Google Calendar or other equivalent calendar can be used to set recordings. </li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAKvPou72GxPCR1j-7TqjkEXleLlFsmrtsqF4Nb4F_yQnFsLsGHImP5r9l2iV2YJ-ZWN-K9JD4LcuRZv_rop8VB8Oi0pzywLwcBz_oeHRpaufgnd3aAw_rRB9RwAWmSc0TT164z50UxFI1wGV3V930ATfADTElqHjnfoimh7B1i0m6mGwKPqFBi52Pw/s616/titantv_mythtv_channel_numbers_match.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="titantv mythtv channel numbers match" border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAKvPou72GxPCR1j-7TqjkEXleLlFsmrtsqF4Nb4F_yQnFsLsGHImP5r9l2iV2YJ-ZWN-K9JD4LcuRZv_rop8VB8Oi0pzywLwcBz_oeHRpaufgnd3aAw_rRB9RwAWmSc0TT164z50UxFI1wGV3V930ATfADTElqHjnfoimh7B1i0m6mGwKPqFBi52Pw/w400-h320/titantv_mythtv_channel_numbers_match.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Setup:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Start a web browser, and navigate to <a href="https://github.com/heyted/mythreccal/releases">https://github.com/heyted/mythreccal/releases</a>.</li><li>Under the latest release, download the tar.gz, and extract the files to your home folder.</li><li>Open a terminal, and type "sudo ./install". A message indicting the program was successfully installed should appear in the terminal.</li><li>The files placed in the home folder can be deleted.</li><li>In a web browser, navigate to <a href="https://titantv.com">titantv.com</a>. Sign up if you are not already a member, and create a channel lineup that matches the MythTV channel lineup. If traditional cable TV is being used, be careful when selecting cable versus digital cable, as this will affect the channel lineup.</li><li>In a web browser, navigate to <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar">google.com/calendar</a>, and add a calendar:</li><ul><li>Go to settings (gear icon top right)</li><li>Click <i>add calendar</i></li><li>Click <i>create new calendar</i></li><li>Enter "Recordings" for the name</li><li>The description can be left blank</li><li>Select the applicable time zone</li><li>Click <i>create calendar</i></li><li>Select the Recordings calendar on the left panel</li><li>Scroll down to <i>Integrate calendar</i></li><li>Copy the "secret address in iCal format" (not the public address)</li></ul><li>Start MythRecCal by viewing the Ubuntu applications menu and clicking on the MythRecCal icon.</li><li>Press the s key and then enter to access the settings. This step will be skipped if no settings have been saved, and the prompt for settings will be displayed.</li><li>Enter the MythTV backend address and the calendar addresses that was copied as indicated above when creating the Recordings calendar. When prompted for an additional address, enter another address or just press enter if done. For the other settings, press enter to select the default, or change the value as applicable.</li><li>Set MythRecCal to run daily to check the calendar(s) and set recordings:</li><ul><li>Open a terminal and type "sudo crontab -u mythtv -e" (change the username to the username needed to run mythfilldatabase)</li><li>Select nano if prompted to choose an editor</li><li>Enter "30 14 * * * /opt/mythreccal/mythreccal.py" without the quotes at the bottom to run daily at 2:30 PM (change the time as desired)</li><li>Hold Ctrl and press s to save</li><li>Hold Ctrl and press x to exit nano</li></ul><li>Optional if using an Android device:</li><ul><li>Open the Calendar app</li><li>Tap the three-line (hamburger) icon</li><li>Enable the Recordings calendar to make the entries visible on the calendar</li><li>Tap <i>settings</i></li><li>Enable <i>sync</i> under the Recordings calendar</li></ul></ol></div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-77305038166095967912022-08-01T09:10:00.001-04:002022-08-01T09:10:48.693-04:00Google Pixel 6 Audio Cable Connection to RCA Stereo Input Jacks<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TIuFSPLTVD8" width="560"></iframe></div>
<div><br /></div><div><div>USB to RCA cable shown in video: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09K721BH9?psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=c00cd57cc71d63a48837fd35ee42a766&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">www.amazon.com/dp/B09K721...</a></div><div><br /></div><div>This video describes an easy solution to connect a phone with a USB Type-C port to an older audio receiver with stereo RCA input jacks. A Google Pixel 6 and a Sony audio receiver are shown in the video.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-45886300778242350222022-05-28T14:23:00.006-04:002022-06-14T18:58:59.153-04:00MythTV v32 Example Installation Steps with Ubuntu 22.04I used the steps shown below to install MythTV v32 on Ubuntu 22.04. MythTV is open source media center software for a home theater or television computer, and it is most often used to watch and record TV content. Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux operating system distributions. <br />
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The MythTV frontend and backend were installed so the system can be used to watch and record TV content, and the system can be used by other MythTV frontends in my home. An Asus H110T was used with Intel graphics. A single hard drive was used for the operating system and all other files. Also, an HDHomeRun Prime was used with Comcast Xfinity. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/MSI-MPG-B560I-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B092HSSGDY?crid=21OO9UOLFKDPU&keywords=motherboard&nav_sdd=aps&qid=1653826806&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057509011%2Cp_76%3A1249137011&rnid=1249135011&rps=1&s=pc&sprefix=motherboard&sr=1-3&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=d3258cfcbb2bb07f818a9907bb616bb1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MSI MPG B560I Gaming Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard" border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1500" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjMLoVkn39vLlu4Cj5fjeDfETJS_GfLfO21ktDXNJ6WhUirYeiUvNvI-q7AkySbEv-s9iLo29GEBEq2WYNqcKF0XifdUiN3jT_lq9h8KsYA7L_7pgGh-LMJcDtNfICoILUzuZowbuJbvp8T1DP3Wjj8diP6GPk_s3fRqUFgAgyo7ahul6k9fATinwTg/w400-h244/MSI_Mini_ITX_Motherboard.jpg" title="MSI MPG B560I Gaming Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Install Ubuntu using the minimal install option. The installation iso file and instructions for installing Ubuntu Desktop LTS can be found at <a href="https://ubuntu.com/">https://ubuntu.com</a>.</li>
<li>Boot into Ubuntu and start Software Updater.</li>
<li>Install all available updates.</li>
<li>Reboot, and repeat steps two and three until Software Updater indicates there are no more updates.</li>
<li>Set a static IP address:</li>
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<li>Left click on the network icon on the top-right of the screen, left click on the right arrow next to the network connection, and left click <i>Wired Settings</i>.</li>
<li>Left click the gear icon next to the current working network connection.</li>
<li>Left click the IPv4 tab.</li>
<li>Left click <i>Manual</i>, and enter appropriate values for the address, netmask, and gateway. The netmask and gateway values match what my Android phone lists when connected to my home network by tapping <i>Settings</i>, <i>Network and Internet</i>, <i>Wi-Fi</i>, gear icon, and <i>Advanced</i>.</li>
<li>Left click the toggle to turn automatic DNS off, and enter appropriate values for the DNS addresses. For example, 75.75.75.75,75.75.76.76 is common for Comcast.</li>
<li>The automatic routes can be left on.</li><li>Click <i>Apply</i>.</li>
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<li>Reboot, start Firefox, and verify the connection is working.</li><li>Install Mythbuntu Control Panel (MCP) by following the instructions <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mythbuntu_Control_Panel" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Start MCP, click <i>Repositories</i>, select version 32, and click <i>Apply</i>.</li><li>Close MCP, start Software Updater, and install any updates found.</li><li>Start MCP, click <i>System Roles</i>, select <i>Primary Backend</i> and <i>Desktop Frontend</i>, and click <i>Apply</i>. There is no need to select the XMLTV option if hdhrepg2myth or mythrecmaze is being used as guide data source. Schedules Direct users need to select the XMLTV option.</li><li>Close MCP, and reboot the computer.</li><li>Start MCP, click <i>Setup</i>, and do the following:</li><ul><li>Do the first several steps <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mythbuntu_Control_Panel#Performing_System_Setup_Tasks" target="_blank">here</a> to add the current user to the mythtv group and add a link to config.xml. The option to run MythTV Backend Setup as the mythtv user can be used if hdhrepg2myth or mythrecmaze is being used as guide data source, but it is optional. Schedules Direct users need to enable this option to use MythTV Backend Setup to configure the guide data grabber.</li><li>Always select the option to stop the backend if it is running. This item will remain grayed out if the backend is not running. At this step in a new install, the backend will normally not be running.</li><li>Click the <i>MythTV Backend Setup</i> button.</li></ul><li>Setup the backend (part one):</li><ul><li>In General, set the security pin to 0000.</li><li>In General, set the IPv4 primary IP address to the address used in setting the static IP address above.</li><li>In Capture Cards, press enter with new capture card highlighted, press the down key to highlight new capture card, and press enter.</li><li>Select HDHomeRun networked tuner, press the right arrow key, press enter with use HDHomeRun... selected to enable it, and in Recording Options, deselect EIT scanning.</li><li>Repeat the above step three times for the three available tuners.</li><li>In Video Sources, create a new source, name it NG, set the listing grabber to no grabber, the CF table to default, and the network ID to -1. This step will be different for Schedules Direct users (see the video linked to above).</li><li>In Input Connections, create three connections, set the display name to Prime1, Prime2 and Prime3, set the name to MPEG2TS, and set the source to NG. This step will be different for Schedules Direct users.</li><li>In Storage Directories, set the default to /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/, and set live TV to /var/lib/mythtv/livetv/. Do not copy and paste the path text.</li><li>Save, and press Esc to exit myth-setup. Do not start the backend, and do not update the database when prompted upon exiting. This step will be different for Schedules Direct users.</li></ul><li>Reboot the PC.</li><li>Start MCP, click <i>Setup</i>, and apply the option to enable networking.</li><li>Scan for channels and add channels to MythTV:</li><ul><li>Start Firefox, and access the HDHomeRun Prime's web page interface by going to http://my.hdhomerun.com/discover and then going to the "base url" listed on the discover page. </li><li>Left click Channel Lineup.</li><li>Left click Detect Channels, and give it about 20 minutes to detect all channels. The channel numbers should appear as the scan progresses. Channels marked "DRM" will not work with MythTV. With Comcast, only premium channels such as HBO are generally marked "DRM".</li><li>Add channels to MythTV using the hdhrchan2myth.py script. The usage instructions can be found <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2019/06/hdhrchan2myth-import-channels-from.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This script is compatible with using the guide data sources noted above. If Schedules Direct is to be used, using this script is not recommended. This step will be different for Schedules Direct users (see the video linked to above).</li></ul><li>Start MCP, click <i>Setup</i>, stop the backend if running, and click the <i>MythTV Backend Setup</i> button.</li><li>Setup the backend (part two):</li><ul><li>In Channels, delete or hide the channels that are not needed by pressing the D key or setting the visible option to not visible.</li><li>In Input Connections, set the starting channel to the desired channel number.</li><li>Exit the backend setup. Do not start the backend, and do not update the database when prompted upon exiting. This step will be different for Schedules Direct users (see the video linked to above).</li></ul><li>Reboot the PC.</li><li>Optionally start MCP, and install Mythweb. Mythweb is very convenient for setting and managing recordings.</li><li>Set the sound output in Ubuntu:</li><ul><li>Left click the lower left <i>Show Applications</i> icon, and left click <i>Settings</i>.</li><li>In Sound, set the output to HDMI/displayPort-Built-in Audio.</li><li>Close the settings window.</li></ul><li>Setup the frontend:</li><ul><li>Left click the lower left <i>Show Applications</i> icon, and left click <i>MythTV Frontend</i>.</li><li>In Setup, select <i>Setup Wizard</i>.</li><li>In the wizard, choose an audio device, and select <i>Test Speakers</i>. Change the audio device and test again until the test sound can be heard. </li><li>Also in the wizard, choose VAAPI Normal for the video playback profile. After this step, it should be possible to watch live TV.</li><li>In Video, select Playback.</li><li>Use the arrow keys to highlight Current Video Playback Profile, and press the right arrow key.</li><li>For the vaapi entry, deselect <i>Deblocking filter</i>, and set the primary and fallback deinterlacer to none. I have all 720p channels, so I do not need deinterlacing.</li><li>Set the deinterlacer quality for both rates to none. </li></ul><li>Optionally install hdhrepg2myth using the directions shown <a href="https://github.com/heyted/hdhrepg2myth" target="_blank">here</a>. This provides guide data from SiliconDust.</li>
<li>Optionally install mythrecmaze using the directions shown <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2018/05/mythrecmaze.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This provides guide data from TVMaze.</li>
<li>Start MCP, click <i>Startup Behavior</i>, and apply the option to automatically start MythTV Frontend.</li>
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<div><br /></div><div><div>HDHomeRun Prime on Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/3yW7sEE">https://amzn.to/3yW7sEE</a></div><div>HDHomeRun NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 on Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/3LGID2f">https://amzn.to/3LGID2f</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>This video shows example backend setup steps using an HDHomeRun Prime tuner and guide data from Schedules Direct.</div><div><br /></div><div>The operating system used is Ubuntu, which can be downloaded from <a href="https://ubuntu.com">https://ubuntu.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Instructions for installing Mythbuntu Control Panel can be found at <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mythbuntu_Control_Panel">https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mythbuntu_Control_Panel</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The setup steps are different depending on the tuner being used. Helpful information can be found on the MythTV wiki at <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/">https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/</a>. Help can also be obtained by posting questions on the MythTV forum at <a href="https://forum.mythtv.org">https://forum.mythtv.org</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fetching the channels from the listing source can take a long time. Even with a fast processor and abundant memory, running mythfilldatabase can take a long time. Give these time to finish.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some intermediate clear steps are skipped in the video. When configuring the listings grabber, I accepted many of the defaults by just pressing enter.</div><div><br /></div><div>The configuration of the tv_grab_zz_sdjson grabber is shown. This grabber will likely be changed in the near future to be compatible with server software changes that Schedules Direct will be implementing. Updating the grabber may be necessary if the Ubuntu package containing the grabber is not updated automatically. More information about this can be found at <a href="https://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3201">https://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3201</a> on the Schedules Direct forums.</div></div></div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-10307961548952828852021-12-04T16:28:00.003-05:002021-12-05T07:52:09.623-05:00IR Remote Configuration for MythTV Using Mythbuntu Control Panel<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C9Pcq3bAoOQ" width="560"></iframe></div>
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This video shows an example configuration of an infrared remote for MythTV using Mythbuntu Control Panel.<div><br /><div><h3>Infrared Hardware</h3>
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<br />The IR receiver shown in this video is an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Inteset+INT-IR36-MCE+IR+Receiver&i=electronics&rh=p_n_availability%3A2661601011&dc=&qid=1638650825&rnid=2661599011&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=10af27a4ff212965405317c35c2e3923&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Inteset model INT-IR36-MCE</a> (not the same as Inteset IReTV). Ubuntu Linux identifies the chip in the device as "Feature Integration Technology Inc. (Fintek) F71610A or F71612A Consumer Infrared Receiver/Transceiver". <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=HP+Media+Center+IR+Receiver+OVU400102%2F71&i=electronics&rh=p_n_availability%3A2661601011&dc=&qid=1638650695&rnid=2661599011&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=ebb70aa2f9035034f001a33f0403952c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">HP Media Center IR Receiver model OVU400102/71</a> is another IR receiver that uses this chip. Verify the model number when purchasing the receiver. Alternatively, purchase another IR receiver that is compatible with the NEC protocol if using a TiVo IR remote and one that is compatible with a Linux kernel driver. Also, a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tivo+remote&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=838cd2d6affea56d23d8898b6a7f9216&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">TiVo Roamio remote</a> is used in the video.</div>
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<h3>Key Descriptions</h3>
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Key descriptions while watching live TV, watching a recording and global as applicable:</div>
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<li>Jump to main menu (=)</li>
<li>Jump to live TV (;)</li>
<li>Directly control the TV power</li>
<li>Show information (I)</li>
<li>Directly control the TV input (also known as source)</li>
<li>Switch between preconfigured zoom modes (W)</li>
<li>Exit (Esc)</li>
<li>Select (Enter)</li>
<li>Navigate (arrow keys)</li>
<li>Change channel (arrow keys up and down)</li>
<li>Directly control the TV volume</li>
<li>Show EPG (S)</li>
<li>Directly mute and unmute the TV</li>
<li>Record (R)</li>
<li>Delete (D)</li>
<li>Add bookmark (F5)</li>
<li>Play (P)</li>
<li>Sticky fast forward or skip forward one second while paused (.)</li>
<li>Sticky rewind or jump back one second while paused (,)</li>
<li>Pause (P)</li>
<li>Jump to bookmark (K)</li>
<li>Jump ahead (Page Down)</li>
<li>Jump back (Page Up)</li>
<li>Switch to the previous channel (H)</li>
<li>Show pop-up menu (M)</li>
<li>Cycle through channel groups and all channels in the program guide (/)</li>
<li>Jump to the start of the recording (B)</li>
<li>Select (Enter)</li>
<li>Exit (Esc)</li>
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Software Setup</h3>
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The following steps can be used to set the TiVo remote to work with a specific TV and use the remote with MythTV:<br />
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<li>Open a web browser and visit TiVo's instructions <a href="https://support.tivo.com/articles/Installation_Setup_Configuration/Remote-Control-Programming-Codes" target="_blank">here</a> to make the remote control the TV power, volume, mute and input directly.</li>
<li>See the video for configuring Ubuntu.</li>
<li>Open a web browser, and visit http://BACKEND.IP.ADDRESS.HERE/mythweb/settings/mythtv/keys</li>
<li>Under Jumpoints Editor, enter "=" for Main Menu and ";" for Live TV.</li>
<li>Under Keybinding Editor, delete "F5" for Menu Blue and MenuEPG, enter "F5" for Add bookmark, delete "B" for Toggle active PIP/PBP window, and enter B for Jump to the start of the recording.</li></ol><div><div><div>Example tivo.toml content for Ubuntu 20.04:</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>[[protocols]]</div><div>name = "tivo"</div><div>protocol = "nec"</div><div>variant = "nec32"</div><div>[protocols.scancodes]</div><div>0x3085d028 = "KEY_1"</div><div>0x3085d029 = "KEY_2"</div><div>0x3085d02a = "KEY_3"</div><div>0x3085d02b = "KEY_4"</div><div>0x3085d02c = "KEY_5"</div><div>0x3085d02d = "KEY_6"</div><div>0x3085d02e = "KEY_7"</div><div>0x3085d02f = "KEY_8"</div><div>0x0085302f = "KEY_8"</div><div>0x3085c030 = "KEY_9"</div><div>0x3085e014 = "KEY_UP"</div><div>0x3085e016 = "KEY_DOWN"</div><div>0x3085e017 = "KEY_LEFT"</div><div>0x3085e015 = "KEY_RIGHT"</div><div>0x3085c031 = "KEY_0"</div><div>0x3085c033 = "KEY_ENTER"</div><div>0x3085c032 = "KEY_ESC"</div><div>0x3085f00d = "KEY_EQUAL"</div><div>0x3085c036 = "KEY_S"</div><div>0x3085e019 = "KEY_ENTER"</div><div>0x3085d024 = "KEY_DOT"</div><div>0x3085e011 = "KEY_SEMICOLON"</div><div>0x3085d023 = "KEY_P"</div><div>0x3085d021 = "KEY_P"</div><div>0x3085e01e = "KEY_UP"</div><div>0x3085e01f = "KEY_DOWN"</div><div>0x0085301f = "KEY_DOWN"</div><div>0x3085708d = "KEY_ESC"</div><div>0x3085d022 = "KEY_COMMA"</div><div>0x3085d020 = "KEY_R"</div><div>0x3085e013 = "KEY_I"</div><div>0x3085b044 = "KEY_W"</div><div>0x3085e018 = "KEY_D"</div><div>0x3085e01a = "KEY_F5"</div><div>0x3085d025 = "KEY_K"</div><div>0x3085d026 = "KEY_PAGEUP"</div><div>0x3085d027 = "KEY_PAGEDOWN"</div><div>0x30859060 = "KEY_M"</div><div>0x30859061 = "KEY_B"</div><div>0x30859062 = "KEY_SLASH"</div><div>0x30859063 = "KEY_H"</div></div><div><br /></div>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-40315697159718594812021-03-07T10:31:00.007-05:002021-03-27T18:36:31.992-04:00Free 4K Using an Antenna: HDHomeRun vs. ZapperBox<p>ATSC 3.0 will make 4K content reception using an antenna possible, and it continues to be deployed across the United States. In addition to a higher resolution, the new standard will make other visual and audio improvements possible. Baltimore, Syracuse, and Buffalo are the latest cities as of the writing of this blog post to be making final preparations to have ATSC 3.0 services. With the addition of these three cities, approximately 25% of United States viewers will have access to ATSC 3.0 according to Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. The areas that currently have ATSC 3.0 available and those that will have it soon are shown below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk7xQvG3PqW4bmYQJzq7cFc3voWeJriHvq6Hxo1JqRztibDQdMZVy2zs65vd5APFPD0jgV__Nws3Y7PgzE9KkA4ssCefhin34olO9YlG_qgHV1HM-Gb1D-SqkCQOBO5uDbLZpVreR-cDh/s2048/20210222_ATSC3_USA_Map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ATSC 3.0 USA Deployment Map" border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk7xQvG3PqW4bmYQJzq7cFc3voWeJriHvq6Hxo1JqRztibDQdMZVy2zs65vd5APFPD0jgV__Nws3Y7PgzE9KkA4ssCefhin34olO9YlG_qgHV1HM-Gb1D-SqkCQOBO5uDbLZpVreR-cDh/w640-h404/20210222_ATSC3_USA_Map.png" title="ATSC 3.0 United States Deployment Map" width="640" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>ATSC 3.0 United States Deployment Map</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">ATSC 3.0 Tuner Options</h3><p>A compatible tuner is required to receive ATSC 3.0 broadcasts. One option is to purchase a new TV with an internal ATSC 3.0 tuner. A better option may be to purchase an external ATSC 3.0 tuner box for those who want to use DVR software to record TV content. SiliconDust's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-HDHR5-4K-Connect-NextGen/dp/B08MWV7YTV?dchild=1&keywords=hdhomerun+4k&qid=1615250278&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=dc8fff02f345565f550b143ecd659e29&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">HDHomeRun Connect 4K</a> can be purchased now, and the ZapperBox can be preordered now. The ZapperBox M1 will be available around September 2021 according to the manufacturer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-HDHR5-4K-Connect-NextGen/dp/B08MWV7YTV?dchild=1&keywords=hdhomerun+4k&qid=1615250278&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=dc8fff02f345565f550b143ecd659e29&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="380" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFU__yMDewlI7nzXBp49a5NBpKxsrLdzO8wgeeXguyVBqWUqR5T57ZBAhtZ3sKuPGXeurJpyy1ostk__YBl_tQo7cjaLduhTUKQoH4jxLW-kDsBKP-OPwC5IYVZlbIufr-OrkuMqJnuNG/w200-h179/Connect_4K.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><b>HDHomeRun Connect 4K</b></div><div style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The table below summarizes the key features and differences between these two products. The table includes the features of the ZapperBox that are reported by the manufacturer to be included when the first model ships and future software updates. The ZapperBox manufacturer indicates that software updates after the product is first available may expand its capabilities. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Compatible with DVR software using IP connected storage</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Eventually</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">HDMI direct connection to TV</td> <td style="text-align: center;">No</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Stream to devices on the network</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Eventually</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Ethernet port</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Connection to network required for displaying content</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center;">No</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Compatible with ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Direct IR remote control of external tuner</td> <td style="text-align: center;">No</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Dolby AC-4 audio pass-through</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Optional direct Dolby AC-3 and AAC audio output</td> <td style="text-align: center;">No</td> <td style="text-align: center;">Yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Simultaneous onboard ATSC 3.0 tuners</td> <td style="text-align: center;">2</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Simultaneous onboard ATSC tuners</td> <td style="text-align: center;">4</td> <td style="text-align: center;">1</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;">Manufacturer's listed price</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$199.99</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$329.00</td>
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<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Audio Considerations</h3><p>The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-HDHR5-4K-Connect-NextGen/dp/B08MWV7YTV?dchild=1&keywords=hdhomerun+4k&qid=1615250278&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=dc8fff02f345565f550b143ecd659e29&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">HDHomeRun Connect 4K</a> requires additional hardware that supports Dolby AC-4 audio in order to use the ATSC 3.0 tuners. A sound system that supports Dolby AC-4 is not required if a product such as an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Shield-Android-Streaming-Performance/dp/B07YP9FBMM?crid=3LRAD427IW0TP&dchild=1&keywords=nvidia+shield&qid=1615129875&sprefix=nvidia%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=63e17cabee45b038f4dcaf3a32d4460e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">NVIDIA Shield</a> which can decode Dolby AC-4 internally is used with the Connect 4K.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Shield-Android-Streaming-Performance/dp/B07YP9FBMM?crid=3LRAD427IW0TP&dchild=1&keywords=nvidia+shield&qid=1615129875&sprefix=nvidia%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=63e17cabee45b038f4dcaf3a32d4460e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="843" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVMdfkq-f4htwhZsvtDxpQa7_L55wAtv4fuetT3L_RW5S-PTPBvxP0iL2OkUORDpWsns0NXp9HtkZc7-5OPilxLDW8ZegeGCDUQeVRxwPCmZhq55zEoviODUkq-B-UKcTx63-JDtL9p0f/w184-h200/NVIDIA_Shield.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><b>NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro</b></div></div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-32930254230625580362020-12-24T11:57:00.002-05:002020-12-24T12:01:07.032-05:00Fire TV Stick DVR Viewer Using MythTV Leanfront Example Installation Steps<p>This blog post explains how to install MythTV DVR software on a Fire TV Stick and shows it being used to view live TV and a recording. In this setup, I am using a CableCARD tuner which generally allows MythTV to be used to view and record encrypted Comcast cable channels other than premium channels such as HBO. As explained in the video, another computer is also needed to run MythTV Backend. The video editing software I use causes the video to appear slightly jerky, and the actual video on the TV from the Fire TV Stick is smooth without the skips shown. This Fire TV Stick is compatible with HD content, but it is not compatible with 4K Ultra HD content.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Fire TV Stick 3rd Generation (2020) on Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/3nMDuu5">https://amzn.to/3nMDuu5</a></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Fire TV Stick DVR Compatible with Comcast Cable TV Using MythTV Leanfront</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oLlHye2FqNc" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Example Installation Steps</h3><div><br /></div><div>I used the steps shown below to install Android MythTV Leanfront on the Fire TV Stick.</div><div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Install Downloader on the Fire TV Stick.</li><li>Allow Downloader to install unknown apps in the Fire TV Stick settings.</li><li>On a computer or other device, download the Android MythTV Leanfront apk file, and save it to Google Drive or another similar service.</li><li>Enter a shareable link to the saved apk file at duckduckgo.com with the word “shorten” and a blank space before the link to create a short link.</li><li>Start Downloader on the Fire TV Stick, enter the short link, download, and install the apk file.</li><li>Start MythTV Leanfront, and enter the IP address of your MythTV backend in the app’s settings.</li></ol></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional Helpful Information</h3></div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank">MythTV Leanfront Setup and Information</a></div><div><a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2020/10/mythtv-v31-example-installation-steps.html" target="_blank">MythTV Example Backend Installation Steps</a></div></div><div><br /></div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com2United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-76839791564622128942020-10-17T15:09:00.000-04:002020-10-17T15:09:01.098-04:00One Last Chance to Buy a New HDHomeRun Prime<p>SiliconDust, the manufacturer of the of the HDHomeRun Prime will be providing new three-tuner Primes for a limited time after it was decided to discontinue the development of the six-tuner Prime 6. It was previously reported by SiliconDust that the three-tuner Prime has not been available new due to some of the hardware components not being available to produce the device. At that time, it was decided to not develop new hardware for the three-tuner Prime and have a gap in time in which no Prime device would be available from SiliconDust. The six-tuner Prime 6 was discontinued after some development setbacks and after the Federal Communications Commission announced there is no longer a mandate that requires cable television companies to provide CableCARDs. The new three-tuner Prime is currently in production according the SiliconDust as of the date of this blog post, and since it is the same as the original Prime, it has already gone through the required costly certification process. </p><p>SiliconDust indicated that support will continue for the Prime, which includes guide data and DVR software from SiliconDust. Until the new three-tuner Primes are available, used three-tuner Primes are sometimes available on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3o3FvT8" target="_blank">here</a>. An alternative device by Hauppauge with two tuners is available new on Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3lR33J2" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3o3FvT8" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1500" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1bOuWHkhyphenhyphenpyb7EuVsea2NrTj16JgtXg1Yaj4D4sX7oztklh_8YYhWTt2WzmH-1fn1I1B0zm-VJK5oT6KyrdDI-b2Ef-hlBbKBy2tkriOXEymBTgU_igJj0D0ewD4RP_KkX5xZf9FcSWB/w400-h206/HDHomeRun_Prime.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">HDHomeRun Prime Description</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Prime is a device that connects to a home network instead of connecting directly to a television as is done with some other DVR solutions. It allows the user to eliminate the cable boxes and DVRs that are available from the cable television company, and it allows the user to stream the content to multiple devices in the user's home. Software that allows the user to view and record content is available from SiliconDust and was previously available from Microsoft. Additionally, the Prime is compatible with open-source DVR software such as MythTV. With MythTV and currently with SiliconDust's DVR software, the cable television content can be encrypted, but it cannot be copy restricted. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The History of the HDHomeRun Prime</h3><div><br /></div><div>The three-tuner Prime became available in 2011, and it remained available to purchase new until approximately 2018. It is difficult to identify the date when the Prime ceased to be available new because some smaller resellers continued to sell them after the larger providers depleted their stock. In September 2020, the Federal Communications Commission ended the CableCARD mandate. Shortly after this FCC rule change, SiliconDust announced the six-tuner Prime 6 would not be produced. In October 2020, SiliconDust announced the three-tuner Prime will once again be available for a limited time, and SiliconDust indicated the production is possible due to the discovery and procurement of a limited supply of hardware components needed to produce the device. </div>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-27783214803437739382020-10-11T09:23:00.002-04:002020-10-11T09:43:27.907-04:00Easy Setup and Save Money with Motorola MG7550 Cable Modem and WiFi Router<p>This video explains how easy it is to get this modem-plus-router device up and running, discusses compatibility with Comcast and other cable internet service providers, and discusses some common things to consider and check.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Motorola MG7550 Cable Modem and WiFi Router Video</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWLA671mOmA" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Save Money and Easy Setup with Comcast Xfinity</h3><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://amzn.to/30Rfsof">Motorola MG7550</a> will allow you to eliminate the monthly cable modem rental fee. 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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-74399096386338345702020-08-06T20:30:00.005-04:002020-12-06T20:17:46.550-05:00Installing MythTV Using Mythbuntu Control Panel on Ubuntu<p style="text-align: left;">Mythbuntu Control Panel (MCP) is installed after installing Ubuntu or Xubuntu, and it is used to install MythTV and perform MythTV related administration tasks. It aims to minimize the need to perform tasks using the command line to configure the system. Also, MCP aims to be compatible with the most recent stable version of MythTV. Ubuntu can be downloaded from <a href="https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop">https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop</a>. When installing Ubuntu, the minimal install option can be chosen to avoid installing applications that are not needed, such as a word processor.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Updates will be described in the comments below.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Instructional Video</h3><div><br /></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Installing Mythbuntu Control Panel</h3><div><br /></div><div>A PPA for MCP is available at <a href="https://launchpad.net/~mythcp/+archive/ubuntu/mcp">https://launchpad.net/~mythcp/+archive/ubuntu/mcp</a>. Add the PPA to your system if you want automatic updates for MCP. If you want to install MCP without adding the MCP PPA to your system, MCP can be installed using the deb file as shown below. In either case, MCP can be used to add a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates PPA to automatically receive MythTV updates.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Visit <a href="https://launchpad.net/~mythcp/+archive/ubuntu/mcp/+packages">https://launchpad.net/~mythcp/+archive/ubuntu/mcp/+packages</a>.</li><li>Click on the latest package.</li><li>Click on the deb file to download it.</li><li>Open <i>Files</i>, double click the deb file, and click Install.</li></ul></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Adding a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates Repository</h3></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Using a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates PPA is recommended as it is updated more frequently as compared to the version of MythTV found in the Ubuntu Software application.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>Add a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates PPA:</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Start Mythbuntu Control Panel by clicking on the icon in the Ubuntu or Xubuntu applications menu.</li><li>Click on the <i>Repositories</i> tab.</li><li>Click on the check box to activate the MythTV Updates repository.</li><li>Select the MythTV version to be installed.</li><li>Click on <i>Apply</i>, and confirm the change.</li><li>Close MCP, start Software Updater, and install any updates found.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupH8zKZGDKu4EI9Ke6pKICiNdJG1nRi0xKrpDP41PCIv2rB3x2raxzyBgmcUXfFYPC8QWKl8UOJXHWPL1jqeJ8opR3kJR2hulyQe_bGbgNwgd-PqgCM55Gia_XGl04JGKNxdHT_yGVqd_/s702/Mcp_scrnshot_repos.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="702" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupH8zKZGDKu4EI9Ke6pKICiNdJG1nRi0xKrpDP41PCIv2rB3x2raxzyBgmcUXfFYPC8QWKl8UOJXHWPL1jqeJ8opR3kJR2hulyQe_bGbgNwgd-PqgCM55Gia_XGl04JGKNxdHT_yGVqd_/w512-h413/Mcp_scrnshot_repos.png" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Installing MythTV</h3><div><br /></div><div>If you want to watch and record content using the computer being configured, install the primary backend and desktop frontend. If the computer will be used for recording and not viewing content, install the primary backend. If the computer will be used for viewing and not recording content, install the desktop frontend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Install MythTV:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Click on the <i>System Roles</i> tab.</li><li>Select the applicable roles.</li><li>Click on <i>Apply</i>, and confirm the change.</li><li>Close MCP, and reboot the computer.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQswaPiO73zUtHqzz7mbSth2LS0Wne2OipEnhMEoRhOurwj7qt7ZYB5WgaJjAVEIqAds6_eDJkZ4YX5IBwL3fRkMEhmSxdJiiNt5dm71EPTmlxIcUCyhSj9Nlo4AYxGXW0LtLjCcdjn3J/s702/MCP_scrnshot_roles.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="702" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQswaPiO73zUtHqzz7mbSth2LS0Wne2OipEnhMEoRhOurwj7qt7ZYB5WgaJjAVEIqAds6_eDJkZ4YX5IBwL3fRkMEhmSxdJiiNt5dm71EPTmlxIcUCyhSj9Nlo4AYxGXW0LtLjCcdjn3J/w512-h412/MCP_scrnshot_roles.png" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Performing System Setup Tasks</h3><div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the items on this tab may have already been completed when installing MythTV. If a method other than using MCP was used to add the user to the MythTV group, it may be necessary to use MCP to remove the user from the MythTV group, and add the user to the MythTV group again using MCP. If only the frontend was installed, the bottom two items will remain grayed out. The third item will remain grayed out until the backend is running. The option to have the backend wait for the network to be active will also allow other devices on the network to access the backend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Perform applicable setup tasks:</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Click on the <i>Setup</i> tab.</li><li>Select the option to add the user to the MythTV group.</li><li>Click on <i>Apply</i>, and confirm the change.</li><li>Close MCP, and reboot the computer.</li><li>Select the option to add a link to config.xml</li><li>Click on <i>Apply</i>, and confirm the change.</li><li>If the backend was installed, click Launch Backend Setup.</li><li>Configure the backend depending on what you want MythTV to do and what hardware you have as described in the wiki.</li><li>Exit the backend setup application without running mythfilldatabase and without running the backend when prompted.</li><li>Close MCP, and reboot the computer.</li><li>If other devices on the network need to access the backend, enable the option for MythTV Backend to wait for an active network.</li><li>Click on <i>Apply</i>, and confirm the change.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrnls-5_VIloh2EKN6cJhRcTn6BxKVPOm008TIyZLBDLt0_q4UQ7ilNuXI2AGFIfG2tNAVaZl9PxNLAlwFdnxExv38kEDPjEXtlkNPhvaOi2sEM8is139d5TV3gxhn3-h_92PttGk-8Yc/s702/MCP_scrnshot_setup.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="702" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrnls-5_VIloh2EKN6cJhRcTn6BxKVPOm008TIyZLBDLt0_q4UQ7ilNuXI2AGFIfG2tNAVaZl9PxNLAlwFdnxExv38kEDPjEXtlkNPhvaOi2sEM8is139d5TV3gxhn3-h_92PttGk-8Yc/w512-h412/MCP_scrnshot_setup.png" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Setting MythTV Frontend to Start Automatically</h3><div><div><br /></div><div>If it is desired to have the frontend start automatically when the computer boots, enable this option. It is also common to access Settings in the Ubuntu or Xubuntu menu, and set the computer to log in automatically.</div><div><br /></div><div>Set the frontend to start automatically:</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Click on the <i>Startup Behavior</i> tab.</li><li>Select the option to enable MythTV Frontend to start automatically.</li><li>Click on <i>Apply</i>, and confirm the change.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthdJ8iBGNOIgqk46QDkbTcX0lBjoYdgvWeygPT0-ARfVUheWHB-JJwf0PAaQlfFe24wokHQ_1zSFqETxoTsNGWafhn-VAsUAOvpdrSQiqhyphenhyphenP-CVHEL0DGH-fT6l2JoLv2XQFO9X_0yysX/s702/MCP_scrnshot_startup.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="702" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthdJ8iBGNOIgqk46QDkbTcX0lBjoYdgvWeygPT0-ARfVUheWHB-JJwf0PAaQlfFe24wokHQ_1zSFqETxoTsNGWafhn-VAsUAOvpdrSQiqhyphenhyphenP-CVHEL0DGH-fT6l2JoLv2XQFO9X_0yysX/w512-h412/MCP_scrnshot_startup.png" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mythbuntu Control Panel Development</h3></div><div><br /></div><div>Additional unstable configuration tabs are included with MCP, and they are disabled by default. The unstable modules can be enabled using the Developmental tab. Enable these on a testing computer or virtual machine. Please help make MCP better by testing these features. If you are familiar with Python, please help make MCP better by contributing code edits. The MCP code is available at <a href="https://github.com/mythcp/mythbuntu-control-panel">https://github.com/mythcp/mythbuntu-control-panel</a>.</div></div></div></div>
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<li>Navigate to <a href="https://github.com/heyted/mythchromium/releases" target="_blank">github.com/heyted/mythchromium/releases</a>, and download the latest tar.gz file.</li>
<li>Put the tar.gz file in your home folder.</li>
<li>Open Terminal, and enter "tar -xvf mythchromium-20200326.tar.gz -C /tmp/ && cd /tmp/mythchromium-20200326 && ./mythchromium.py" without the quotes. Change the version numbers if needed to match the downloaded file name.</li>
<li>The downloaded tar.gz file can be deleted.</li>
<li>Restart MythTV Frontend.</li>
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Please help with additional links to other video streaming sites. If you know of a website that meets the criteria below and is not included or one that is noncompliant, please let me know in the comments below. Also, if you notice an error or one of the included websites is not working, please let me know.</div>
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<li>Contains streaming video and works with Ubuntu and other similar Linux distributions</li>
<li>Works with Chrome, Chromium or Firefox with no significant modification to the browser needed</li>
<li>Accessible in the United States</li>
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<li>Comcast (video on demand)</li>
<li>Peacock</li>
<li>Vudu</li>
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Using a Browser with Hardware Video Acceleration</h3>
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<li>Navigate to <a href="https://github.com/heyted/htpc-browser-launcher/releases" target="_blank">https://github.com/heyted/htpc-browser-launcher/releases</a>.</li>
<li>Under the latest release, download the tar.gz file and put it in your home folder.</li>
<li>Open Terminal and enter "tar -xzf htpc-browser-launcher-20200329.tar.gz && cd htpc-browser-launcher-20200329 && ./install" without the quotes. Edit the release numbers if needed to match the tar.gz file name and press enter. The message "HTPC Browser Launcher was successfully installed" should appear in the terminal.</li>
<li>The tar.gz file and htpc-browser-launcher-20200329 folder can be deleted</li>
<li>Enter "nano ~/.htpc-browser-launcher/htpc-browser-launcher.cfg" without the quotes.</li>
<li>Leave "True" for Keynav to enable it while the browser is open, or change this to "False" if you do not want to use TV remote keys to control the mouse pointer.</li>
<li>Leave "True" for Unclutter to have the mouse pointer disappear when not being used, or change this to "False" if desired.</li>
<li>Leave "False" for no screensaver if the screen saver and screen blanking are turned off using the operating system settings or if Gnome is not being used, or change this to "True" if desired.</li>
<li>Leave "True" for the streaming links site setting to have the browser open the site mentioned above, or change this to "False" if desired.</li>
<li>Leave "chromium-browser" if it is installed and is the desired browser. Change this to "google-chrome" or "firefox" without the quotes if desired.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl+s to save the file.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl+x to exit nano.</li>
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Keynav allows control of the mouse pointer using a dynamically moving and shrinking grid in which the pointer jumps to a selected position instead of the conventional method of moving the pointer to the new position. Kevnav requires an X11 or Xorg graphical system such as that used by Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04, and it is not compatible with Wayland. By default, HTPC Browser Launcher uses the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 number keys to move the selected grid, the 5 key moves the pointer and left clicks, the 0 key moves the pointer and right clicks, and the p key starts a sequence. These keys must be included in the ir-keytable rc_keymps file to control the pointer with a TV remote. Unclutter is used to make the pointer disappear when not being used.</div>
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<li>Open Terminal.</li>
<li>Enter "sudo apt install keynav" without the quotes.</li>
<li>Enter "sudo apt install unclutter" without the quotes.</li>
<li>Enter "sudo nano /etc/default/unclutter" without the quotes.</li>
<li>Change START_UNCLUTTER="true" to START_UNCLUTTER="false" to disable starting it when booting.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl+s to save the file.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl+x to exit nano.</li>
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<li>Reboot the computer.</li>
<li>In Ubuntu, open <i>Settings</i>, select <i>Devices</i> and <i>Keyboard</i>.</li>
<li>Scroll to the bottom, and click <i>+</i> to create a custom shortcut.</li>
<li>For the name, type "Launch Browser" without the quotes.</li>
<li>For the command, type "./.htpc-browser-launcher/htpc-browser-launcher.py" without the quotes.</li>
<li>For the shortcut, press the button on the remote that is assigned to KEY_F14.</li>
<li>Click <i>Add</i>.</li>
<li>Click + to create a custom shortcut.</li>
<li>For the name, type "Close Active Window" without the quotes.</li>
<li>For the command, type "wmctrl -c :ACTIVE:" without the quotes.</li>
<li>For the shortcut, press the button on the remote that is assigned to KEY_Pause.</li>
<li>Click Add.</li>
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<li>Firefox not always starting full screen is a known issue. Comments are welcome and appreciated about this.</li>
<li>The script can be started using a command line switch which overrides the browser in the configuration file. The switch options are "google-chrome", "chromium-browser" and "firefox".</li>
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You may be able to save money by purchasing your own DVR equipment instead of renting equipment from Comcast. This is more often the case if you pay a portion of your Comcast bill or the complete bill as part of your rent or homeowners association fee. One option is to purchase <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=tivo&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=8418a218a1627f632cb38807ad7efa4d">TiVo</a> equipment or other CableCARD compatible devices. Another option is to purchase a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roku-Ultra-Streaming-Player-Voice-Headphones/dp/B07HDHXZH4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=roku&qid=1572798593&sr=8-6&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=024be0bb0db4e407a19847e4ceb8b77c">Roku Ultra</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roku-Streaming-Stick-HDR-Streaming-Long-range/dp/B075XLWML4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=roku&qid=1573695768&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=94d75e208b50e0a47581312163ba6b77">Roku Streaming Stick</a> or other devices that are compatible with the Xfinity Stream App.<br />
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This has been the traditional choice, and there are federal regulations that often allow you to spend less of your hard-earned money to watch and record content as compared to renting equipment from Comcast. A single CableCARD can be used to allow multiple TVs in your home to have access to recordings and live TV without the additional fee that is sometimes charged by Comcast due to using multiple outlets. If your package includes a box, you can choose to use your own equipment instead and receive a discount on your bill. If your Comcast package does not include access to HD content when using non-CableCARD equipment without an additional fee, you still may be able to watch and record HD channels using your own CableCARD compatible equipment without paying the additional HD fee. This HD access as described is not always the case, and the best way to determine if it is possible is to try it or ask some of your neighbors if applicable. More details about saving money using this option can be found <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2018/05/save-money-on-your-cable-bill-by-using.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This option does not limit the number of hours you can record since additional hardware can be purchased to save recordings. Also, this option is very convenient when it comes time to quickly change the channel or manage recordings. Unlike the option described below, it is possible to use a full remote with easily accessible numbers, or you can optionally use a full size or miniature keyboard or air mouse with some CableCARD compatible equipment. On some future date, Comcast will discontinue the ability to use CableCARD devices with its services. Since TiVo recently released a new CableCARD DVR and SiliconDust is developing a new HDHomeRun Prime, it indicates these companies believe CableCARDs will be supported by Comcast for the life of these products. TiVos are not currently able to access Comcast video on demand, but other CableCARD compatible devices are able to do this.<br />
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There is currently no additional outlet fee for using the app on multiple Roku devices, but Comcast has indicated that the future version of the app may have a fee for additional outlets. Also, Comcast has recently indicated <a href="https://forums.xfinity.com/t5/XFINITY-Stream-Website/Xfinity-Stream-Beta-App-has-no-HD-channels/td-p/3254653" target="_blank">here</a> that it is no longer possible to receive HD service for most channels on a Roku device for customers that do not have HD service included in their package unless an additional fee is paid. Many Comcast customers currently have the Digital Starter plan with HD service not included without an additional fee, and this is more often the case for customers with a bulk account. There is speculation on some forums that Digital Starter will be eliminated nationwide and all packages will include HD for all devices, but if or when that happens, there may be additional fees to use the app at that time as described above.<br />
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A poll was posted on the TiVo Community Forum, DSLReports Forum, and Reddit asking about the two options presented above. As of November 23, 2019, the results are as follows:<br />
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TiVo Community Forum: 14 votes for CableCARD devices, 4 votes for Xfinity Stream App devices<br />
DSLReports Forum: 4 votes for CableCARD devices, 1 vote for Xfinity Stream App devices<br />
Reddit: 1 vote for CableCARD devices, 1 vote for Xfinity Stream App devices<br />
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heytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511852585324705157noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995279272571540942.post-4141268496037993772019-07-26T21:22:00.003-04:002020-10-10T18:45:56.020-04:00MythTV v30 Example Installation Steps with Ubuntu 18.04I used the steps shown below to install MythTV v30 on Ubuntu 18.04. MythTV is open source media center software for a home theater or television computer and is often used to watch and record TV content. Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux operating system distributions. The steps below are based on the installation instructions found on the <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_Ubuntu" target="_blank">MythTV wiki</a> and <a href="http://mythtvinstall.blogspot.com/2018/10/creating-mythtv-v29-frontendbackend-on.html" target="_blank">this</a> blog post.<br />
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The MythTV frontend and backend was installed so the system can be used to watch and record TV content, and the system can be used by other MythTV frontends in my home. An Asus H110T was used with Intel graphics. A single hard drive was used for the operating system and all other files. Also, an HDHomeRun Prime was used with Comcast Xfinity. The guide data source is from SiliconDust and TVMaze, and this differs from the more commonly used Schedules Direct source.<br />
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<li>Install Ubuntu using the minimal install option. The installation iso file and instructions for installing Ubuntu Desktop LTS can be found at <a href="https://ubuntu.com/">https://ubuntu.com</a>.</li>
<li>Boot into Ubuntu and start Software Updater.</li>
<li>Install all available updates.</li>
<li>Reboot, and repeat steps two and three until Software Updater indicates there are no more updates.</li>
<li>Set a static IP address:</li>
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<li>Left click on the network icon on the top-right of the screen, left click on the right arrow next to the network connection, and left click <i>Wired Settings</i>.</li>
<li>Left click the gear icon next to the current working network connection.</li>
<li>Left click the IPv4 tab.</li>
<li>Left click <i>Manual</i>, and enter appropriate values for the address, netmask, and gateway.</li>
<li>Left click the toggle to turn automatic DNS off, and enter appropriate values for the DNS addresses.</li>
<li>The automatic routes can be left on.</li>
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<li>Reboot, start Firefox, and verify the connection is working.</li>
<li>Left click the lower left <i>Show Applications</i> icon, and left click on <i>Terminal</i>.</li>
<li>Install MythTV v30, plugins, and do some miscellaneous tasks by entering the following in the terminal:</li>
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<li>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythbuntu/30</li>
<li>sudo apt install mythtv</li>
<li>sudo apt install mythplugins</li>
<li>sudo adduser $USER mythtv</li>
<li>mkdir -p $HOME/.mythtv</li>
<li>ln -s -f /etc/mythtv/config.xml ~/.mythtv/config.xml</li>
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<li>Reboot the PC.</li>
<li>Setup the backend (part one):</li>
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<li>In the terminal, enter "sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend".</li>
<li>In the terminal, enter "mythtv-setup".</li>
<li>In General, set the security pin to 0000.</li>
<li>In General, set the IPv4 primary IP address to the address used in setting the static IP address above.</li>
<li>In Capture Cards, press enter with <i>new capture card</i> highlighted, press the down key to highlight <i>new capture card</i>, and press enter.</li>
<li>Select <i>HDHomeRun networked tuner</i>, press the right arrow key, press enter with <i>use HDHomeRun...</i> selected to enable it, and in Recording Options, deselect <i>EIT scanning</i>.</li>
<li>Repeat the above step three times for the three available tuners.</li>
<li>In Video Sources, create a new source, name it NG, set the listing grabber to <i>no grabber</i>, the CF table to <i>default</i>, and the network ID to -1.</li>
<li>In Input Connections, create three connections, name them Prime1, Prime2 and Prime3, set the name to MPEG2TS, and set the source to NG.</li>
<li>In <i>Storage Directories</i>, set the default to /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/, and set live TV to /var/lib/mythtv/livetv/.</li>
<li>Save, and press <i>Esc</i> to exit myth-setup. Do not start the backend, and do not update the database when prompted upon exiting.</li>
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<li>Reboot the PC.</li>
<li>Scan for channels and add channels to MythTV:</li>
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<li>Start Firefox, and access the HDHomeRun Prime's web page interface by going to http://my.hdhomerun.com.</li>
<li>Left click <i>HDHomeRun Prime</i>.</li>
<li>Left click <i>Channel Lineup</i>.</li>
<li>Left click <i>Detect Channels</i>, and give it about 20 minutes to detect all channels. The channel numbers should appear as the scan progresses. Channels marked "DRM" will not work with MythTV. With Comcast, only premium channels such as HBO are generally marked "DRM".</li>
<li>Add channels to MythTV using the hdhrchan2myth.py script. The usage instructions can be found <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2019/06/hdhrchan2myth-import-channels-from.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
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<li>Setup the backend (part two):</li>
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<li>In the terminal, enter "sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend".</li>
<li>In the terminal, enter "mythtv-setup".</li>
<li>In Channels, delete the channels that are not needed.</li>
<li>Exit myth-setup. Do not start the backend, and do not update the database when prompted upon exiting.</li>
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<li>Reboot the PC.</li>
<li>Set the sound output in Ubuntu:</li>
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<li>Left click the lower left <i>Show Applications</i> icon, and left click on <i>Settings</i>.</li>
<li>In Sound, set the output to <i>HDMI/displayPort-Built-in Audio.</i></li>
<li>Close the settings window.</li>
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<li>Change settings in systemd so the backend will not start until the network is up:</li>
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<li>In the terminal, enter "sudo systemctl edit mythtv-backend.service".</li>
<li>Once the nano edit mode starts, add only the following two lines:</li>
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<li>[Unit]</li>
<li>After=NetworkManager-wait-online.service</li>
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<li>Save and exit from nano edit mode.</li>
<li>Edit /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mythtv.cnf, and delete "#" before "bind-address=::" if it is there</li>
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<li>Setup the frontend:</li>
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<li>Left click the lower left <i>Show Applications</i> icon, and left click on <i>MythTV Frontend</i>.</li>
<li>In Setup, select <i>Setup Wizard</i>.</li>
<li>In the wizard, choose an audio device, and select <i>Test Speakers</i>. Change the audio device and test again until the test sound can be heard. </li>
<li>Also in the wizard, choose VAAPI Normal for the video playback profile. After this step, it should be possible to watch live TV.</li>
<li>In Video, select Playback.</li>
<li>Use the arrow keys to highlight <i>Current Video Playback Profile</i>, and press the right arrow key.</li>
<li>For the vaapi entry, deselect <i>Deblocking filter</i>, and set the primary and fallback deinterlacer to none.</li>
</ul>
<li>Install hdhrepg2myth using the directions shown <a href="https://github.com/heyted/hdhrepg2myth" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
<li>Install mythrecmaze using the directions shown <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2018/05/mythrecmaze.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
<li>Automatically start MythTV when the computer starts:</li>
<ul>
<li>Open Terminal and enter "gnome-session-properties".</li>
<li>Left click on <i>Add</i> and enter <i>bash -c "sleep 20 && mythfrontend --service"</i> to start the MythTV frontend. No entry is needed for the backend.</li>
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Before using this script, the channels must already be shown in the channel lineup by accessing the HDHomeRun's internal web page interface. Scanning for channels and viewing the channel lineup can be done by opening a web browser and going to http://my.hdhomerun.com/discover and then going to the "base url" listed on the discover page.<br />
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Usage instructions:<br />
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<li>Download the latest release from <a href="https://github.com/heyted/hdhrchan2myth">https://github.com/heyted/hdhrchan2myth</a> by clicking on <i>releases</i>.</li>
<li>Extract hdhrchan2myth.py, and move the file to the /tmp folder (not a tmp folder in the home folder).</li>
<li>Right click on the file, left click on <i>properties</i>, left click on the <i>permissions</i> tab, and select "allow executing file as a program."</li>
<li>Open a terminal and enter the following:</li>
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<li>sudo su mythtv</li>
<li>/tmp/hdhrchan2myth.py</li>
<li>exit</li>
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<li>All downloaded files can be deleted.</li>
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The resulting home theater/TV PC (HTPC) is versatile and can be used with a large variety of applications such as MythTV and Kodi. Install Ubuntu and the Google Chrome browser to use a streaming service such as CBS All Access to catch up on Star Trek Discovery or NCIS. An over-the-air tuner such as a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=hdhomerun+ota+tuner&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=e4d4cc67751d9e35baeef08137107fce" target="_blank">SiliconDust HDHomeRun OTA tuner</a> can be used to watch and record free content using an antenna. An <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=HDHormeRun+Prime+cablecard+tuner&ref=nb_sb_noss&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=43f48ec76f9266fe20bee1eb6afffeef" target="_blank">HDHormeRun Prime</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Hauppauge+WinTV-DCR+CableCARD+tuner&ref=nb_sb_noss&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=7de8507126fbde7df4276c845c5b11ed" target="_blank">Hauppauge WinTV-DCR</a> CableCARD tuner can be used to watch and record content from some cable TV providers. <br />
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Part One - Tivo Roamio Motherboard Removal</h3>
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A home theater/TV PC (HTPC) is a great alternative to using equipment from Comcast, and you can <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2018/05/save-money-on-your-cable-bill-by-using.html" target="_blank">save some money by owning your own equipment</a>. Ubuntu Studio users with Firefox Quantum are reporting <a href="https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2405247" target="_blank">here</a> that they are able to stream their Xfinity on-demand content. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=roku&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=f466ba0752e33e73437ee83c5d1a048d" target="_blank">A Roku device is an alternative</a>, but Comcast may charge an additional monthly fee in the future after the device is activated to use the Xfinity Stream app.<br />
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We are writing to let you know that as of June 25, 2019, the Xfinity On Demand app will no longer be available on TiVo devices. This means that Xfinity On Demand content will also no longer be available. Unfortunately, the platform that connects your TiVo device to Xfinity On Demand runs on out-of-date technology that cannot be upgraded or updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</blockquote>
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<li>The Xfinity Stream app and xfinity.com/stream give you free in-home access to all the live and On Demand content that's part of your package on your other devices.</li>
<li>You can also access the Stream app on certain streaming devices and smart TVs. Check <a href="https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/xfinity-stream-beta-app-faqs" target="_blank">www.xfinity.com/support/articles/xfinity-stream-beta-app-faqs</a> for details on compatible devices.</li>
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Edit February 14, 2019: A lawsuit has been filed against Omniverse which alleges that Omniverse does not have the authority to distribute the content that currently makes the HDHomeRun Premium TV service possible according to multiple sources.<br />
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SiliconDust's new service allows you to cut the cable cord while keeping a great group of cable channels using your internet connection with at least one HDHomeRun tuner. The service is compatible with MythTV and other open-source software. MythTV allows a home theater computer (HTPC) to be a networked digital video recorder (DVR). Soon after HDHomeRun Premium TV became available, SiliconDust confirmed that the video format is compatible with open-source software, and MythTV users began making it possible to watch and record the content. More information about how to use the service with MythTV can be found at the <a href="https://forum.mythtv.org/" target="_blank">MythTV Community Forum</a>, and it will most likely eventually be in the <a href="https://www.mythtv.org/wiki" target="_blank">MythTV Wiki</a>.<br />
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MythTV is compatible with encrypted channels from cable companies using a CableCARD tuner, but it is not compatible with the copy protection that some cable companies use on many of their channels. Comcast generally encrypts all channels but generally does not copy protect channels other than premium channels such as HBO. Other cable companies such as Spectrum and Frontier Fios have copy protection on many channels according to multiple sources. HDHomeRun Premium TV is a viable alternative if your cable company has the highly restrictive copy protection that disallows it to be used with open-source software.<br />
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Just $34.99 per month gets you 45 channels in addition to the local channels you can get with an antenna.<br />
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An HTPC with MythTV is very versatile, but it can take time to set up and update as needed. Choose MythTV if you want to maximize the savings or if you want a system that is highly configurable to your liking. SiliconDust's DVR service is currently $35 per year. Choose this DVR service if you want to minimize the time it takes to set it up and keep it updated. With MythTV, you will need a computer that needs to be powered on when needed to record or play a recording or live TV. With SiliconDust's DVR service, having a computer that needs to be on when a recording is scheduled is optional if you prefer network-attached storage.
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Not all of SiliconDust's tuners are compatible with HDHomeRun Premium TV. The service requires an HDHomeRun CONNECT (HDHR-2US), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-EXTEND-FREE-Broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B01IRJQB1C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1540086957&sr=8-2&keywords=HDHomeRun+EXTEND&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=3fede57fd69a2d351a3f5ffe2ee9d1ea&language=en_US">HDHomeRun EXTEND (HDTC-2US)</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-2-Tuner-HDHR5-2US/dp/B076FNSM6B/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=4f8f86b146a86956299fe2adcd49124f&language=en_US">HDHomeRun DUO (HDHR5-2US)</a> or an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-CONNECT-broadcast-2-Tuner/dp/B078LH47CD/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1540083966&sr=8-4&keywords=HDHomeRun+CONNECT&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted2-20&linkId=49ddb980416c06ae602a737d1104439b&language=en_US">HDHomeRun QUATRO (HDHR5-4US)</a>.
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The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Free-Alexa-Ultra-Streaming-Player/dp/B01NBTFNVA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1534598704&sr=8-5&keywords=fire+tv&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&linkCode=ll1&tag=heyted-20&linkId=bd8c993a5df6f92866d4b4ba60b0172d&language=en_US">Fire TV Cube</a> is the first hands-free streaming media player with Alexa, delivering an all-in-one entertainment experience. From across the room, just ask Alexa to turn on the TV, dim the lights, and play what you want to watch. With far-field voice recognition, eight microphones, and beamforming technology, Fire TV Cube hears you from any direction. Enjoy hands-free voice control of content—search, play, pause, fast forward, and more. Plus control the power and volume on your TV, sound bar, and A/V receiver as well as change live cable or satellite channels with just your voice. Do more with Alexa. Fire TV Cube has a built-in speaker that lets you check the weather, listen to the news, control compatible smart home devices, and more—even with the TV off. Fire TV Cube is always getting smarter with new Alexa skills and voice functionality. Experience true-to-life picture quality and sound with access to vivid 4K Ultra HD up to 60 fps, HDR, and the audio clarity of Dolby Atmos. Enjoy unlimited access to tens of millions of songs with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Amazon+Music&linkCode=ll2&tag=heyted-20&linkId=037880192ee6028768e9e998ce6375cd&language=en_US">Amazon Music</a>, starting at just $3.99/month.</div>
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The article fails to mention that you can save a considerable amount of money by using your own DVR instead of using the equipment available from your cable company. The Consumer Reports article also incorrectly indicates that "you have to rent your cable box." With very few exceptions, federal rules require that cable companies allow their customers to purchase their own cable box, DVR or HTPC. The blog posts <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2018/05/save-money-on-your-cable-bill-by-using.html">Save Money on Your Cable Bill by Using Your Own DVR</a> and <a href="https://htpc.tedsblog.org/2018/06/tivo-bolt-silicondust-prime-6-comcast.html">TiVo BOLT VOX vs. SiliconDust Prime 6 vs. Comcast DVR Price Comparison</a> have more information about using your own DVR or home theater PC.<br />
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