hdhomerun and vlc for Linux

[Laura Conrad]

>>>>> "Scott" == Scott Ehrlich <scott-DPNOqEs/LNQ at public.gmane.org> writes:

    Scott> I have found streaming to vlc on Windows to be fine for sd
    Scott> or hd; streaming to the Mac on hd not great; streaming of
    Scott> hd to Linux not workable.  The vlc window keeps cycling
    Scott> randomly among screen size changes, showing or blanking of
    Scott> video, and often just crashing.  This is for a freshly
    Scott> compiled version of 0.8.6c.  Again, vlc for the Mac and
    Scott> Windows behaves.

    Scott> Has anyone else experienced such responses from vlc for Linux?

I just did a quick test with streaming from my desktop with the pchdtv
HD-5500 to my dual-boot laptop, and found the same thing.  On Ubuntu
Gutsy Gibbon, vlc (0.8.6 from the Gutsy repository) started and
immediately crashed; on Windows XP Professional, it was the best tv
watching I've had downstairs.

So thanks for the tip; I was thinking I might have to get a better
downstairs computer to be able to watch the hdtv in the living room,
but it looks like it just needs an OS with better-tested video
software.

Which is a pity; even though I have all the programs (firefox, emacs,
audacity, rsync, ssh...) installed on Windows that I use on the laptop
in linux, I still find it a real nuisance to have to be booted into
Windows.

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