Sorry, false alarm: The version I mentioned (1.4.0-0~49~precise1) was installed decades ago from a PPA and has the compile date 2012-12-31. With the standard Ubuntu version it works now.
$ apt-cache policy me-tv: Installed: 1.4.0-0~49~precise1 Candidate: 1.4.0-0~49~precise1 Version table: *** 1.4.0-0~49~precise1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.3.7-0.2 0 500 http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages $ sudo apt-get install me-tv=1.3.7-0.2 -> works -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1179606 Title: No video (black screen) with Me TV 1.4 and VLC 2.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/me-tv/+bug/1179606/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs