| MythTV software that runs on Linux to make a computer into a DVR. Visually it looks and acts like any on-screen menu you've seen, except not as "arty" as most DVD menus. There are screens that let you navigate through the various functions using a TV remote control. MythTV has the usual tv-watching and -recording functions, and a collection of plugins for other things like music collections, slideshows, the weather, web browsing, and more. Behind the scenes, other programs deal with recording and processing recordings. One program grabs guide listings. Another flags commercials.
My (rather limited) attempt to diagram the usual "stack" of software/hardware for a typical MythTV system. (Actually, mine to start.)
| You at Another Computer |
You In Your Comfy Chair |
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| Browser |
Remote Control |
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| MythWeb |
MythFrontend |
MythBackend |
| Apache |
LIRCD |
IVTV |
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Linux |
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TV Provider --> TV Tuner --> Hard Drive --> Video --> TV/Monitor <-- CD/DVD
Your Computer |
| Network |
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