TV card supply?

joel23 · #1 (**permalink**) 13th July 2003

Hi,
Is it possible that BSplay will support video display of my TV-card someday? I ask because all the TV apps i've seen yet are just sooo crappy and on the other hand BSplay is by far the best movie player i came across...

(OK maybe this is wishful thinking - so maybe anyone can recommend any good program that supports hauppauge WinTV? 8) )

thanks, joel

adicoto · #2 (**permalink**) 13th July 2003

But this is not an input card (video capture)? For displaying on tv you need a video card with tv-output. Bsplayer suports them because is a problem for drivers to display on tv or on PC display.

joel23 · #3 (**permalink**) 13th July 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by adicoto

But this is not an input card (video capture)? For displaying on tv you need a video card with tv-output. Bsplayer suports them because is a problem for drivers to display on tv or on PC display.

actually it IS an input card i guess, since it allows for TV channels to display on my monitor... i don't even have a TV so i don't care about TV-output ... :)

adicoto · #4 (**permalink**) 14th July 2003

I am sorry for not understanding in the beginning. You want bsplayer to became a tv station, am I right ? To play signal from your tv capture card. Like pixelview tv station or miro pc tv. I used the first and I like it. It's based on tv cards for bt 878 series.

Halle · #5 (**permalink**) 19th July 2003

Hm, maybe some crazy guy will do a directshow filter for tv cards.. (though I dunno if that's possible ;))
Yet, I don't think watching tv with a movie player will be a staggering experience.. I'd recommend DScaler, it's doing a really great job; esp. if you watch tv in fullscreen mode, the deinterlace filters are great.

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Halle

ingolf · #6 (**permalink**) 20th July 2003

Dscaler is a good alternative, but if you also need to record from TV, i'd recommed you take a look at:

IuVcr
http://www.iulabs.com
Awesome software for capturing video from tv-cards.

FlyTv2000
http://infomicro.ca/Products/FlyTV2000.htm
Also supports timeshifting, and teletext.

If you capture video, i suggest you use codec 'PicVideo', probably the fastest codec in the world, IMHO. I have not had 1 dropped frame yet, while recording in 768x576x32bpp, 25fps, 48khz stereo.
(ATI tv wonder, and 800mhz duron)
http://www.pegasusimaging.com/picvideomjpeg.htm