Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Ian Marlier <ian.marlier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Carlos E. R." <robin1.listas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:58:29 +0100 (CET)
> To: SLE <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [SLE] TV spool
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> Hi,
> 
> Is there a program in Linux, that allows me to save the TV stream to a
> file, then watch that file somewhat later, at the same time you are saving
> the program? 
> 
> There are hardware boxes that do this. You know, you are watching a
> program, somebody phones you, so you press a key, and later you continue
> watching from the point you stopped, while the box continues saving the
> rest of the program that is still on air.
> 
> But to do that on a PC, in Linux?

Software TiVo.  That would be pretty sweet.

I don't know of a software product that does this now...but TiVo does run
linux, so if you could grab one of its drives, mount it, and find the
binaries....hmmm....