Re: hdmi from cable box in a Linux window?

2018-04-10 Thread Dan Ritter 
On Mon, Apr 09, 2018 at 04:14:09PM -0700, John Conover wrote:
> 
> Is there a good way of getting hdmi from a cable TV box into a window
> on the Linux screen? Anyone done it?

Yes, the most straightforward is a box that takes HDMI in,
connects to your network and makes an RTSP stream available for
VLC or whatever to display for you.

https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/cheap-hdmi-capture-for-linux

http://archive.is/ThNO1

-dsr-

Re: hdmi from cable box in a Linux window?

2018-04-10 Thread Erwan David 
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 09:45:46AM CEST, Joe  said:
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:14:09 -0700
> cono...@rahul.net (John Conover) wrote:
> 
> > Is there a good way of getting hdmi from a cable TV box into a window
> > on the Linux screen? Anyone done it?
> 
> There are converters for below 100 Pounds/Dollars to USB3.0. I've seen
> 1080p/60 going into VLC on a (fast) Windows laptop, although it only
> manages 1-2fps on mine. The computer seems to need to do a lot of work.
> There are more expensive converters which presumably do more themselves.
> 
> I had the converter for a short time, and didn't try it with any Linux
> computers, so I don't know the state of USB3 video over here.

The problem that might appear would be if the source wants a HDCP
compatible HDMi display. Much more difficult to find an adapter for this.


-- 
Erwan

Re: hdmi from cable box in a Linux window?

2018-04-10 Thread Joe 
On Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:14:09 -0700
cono...@rahul.net (John Conover) wrote:

> Is there a good way of getting hdmi from a cable TV box into a window
> on the Linux screen? Anyone done it?

There are converters for below 100 Pounds/Dollars to USB3.0. I've seen
1080p/60 going into VLC on a (fast) Windows laptop, although it only
manages 1-2fps on mine. The computer seems to need to do a lot of work.
There are more expensive converters which presumably do more themselves.

I had the converter for a short time, and didn't try it with any Linux
computers, so I don't know the state of USB3 video over here.

-- 
Joe

Re: hdmi from cable box in a Linux window?

2018-04-09 Thread Felix Miata 
John Conover composed on 2018-04-09 16:14 (UTC-0700):
> 
> Is there a good way of getting hdmi from a cable TV box into a window
> on the Linux screen? Anyone done it?

> BTW, my NTSC->xawtv and an old Hauppauge card works fine, but the NTSC
> is being discontinued by my provider. I need a replacement.

If by "old Hauppage card" you mean a PC device to accept NTSC composite imput,
then use a device like:
https://www.zapals.com/mini-hdmi-to-av-converter-hdmi-to-rca-converter-adapter-with-usb-cable.html
or a more expensive one that has its own power supply or a wall wart. I think
mine cost around $30 5 or more years ago.
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hdmi from cable box in a Linux window?

2018-04-09 Thread John Conover 

Is there a good way of getting hdmi from a cable TV box into a window
on the Linux screen? Anyone done it?

Thanks,

John

BTW, my NTSC->xawtv and an old Hauppauge card works fine, but the NTSC
is being discontinued by my provider. I need a replacement.

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