The raspberry pi is a Single Board Computer than runs Linux (or Linux first), with it’s 40-pin header, it can support a variety of add-ons including for a streaming device the offical TV HAT
Why I think this tool should be added
this will be a good addition to things like Kodi (Home Theater Software) and Jellyfin (Media Management) and as i described before, you can use the 40-Pin header to add something like the official TV HAT, and an affordable price at that for especially, the Pi Zero with the headers already soldered. And it should be able to run them at that! Also having the official component means it is guaranteed to work together unlike with PCs where while it is possible to do and will recommend, it may require further research when it comes to the Tuner Cards. Our goal here is to replace the likes of smart TVs and I wanted to know what the community thinks especially when the Pull Request gets submitted.
I was going to say there is no need to recommend a specific generic computer to run the software we recommend, but the TV HAT argument is somewhat compelling. I renamed this topic to focus on that specifically.
for sure, I’m planning to recommend a computer generally too but I thought adding the Raspberry Pi for it’s official hardware might be a good option. I know that PG strives to make it easier for the user but we also want to appeal to those who can do research.
It is of course up to the community to decide.
I do like the general idea of recommending TV tuners, because the privacy benefits of Over-The-Air TV are very obvious, compared to internet streaming. It’s a one-way transmission that probably makes sense to promote to privacy-conscious media consumers.
for sure, but does it have the certifications, can the OS run the drivers for it and in turn the software, can the computer generally handle the power draw necessary from the USB.
This is why I said it is one of those where if the approach is for a general computer, I do feel like it needs further research, with something like the TV HAT, at least you’re assured it will work together very well.
We will definitely keep this as an option if the people agree and it seems they are. I’m just saying at that.
oh nice, though I do reaffirm, does it have the certification, can the computer handle the power draw from the usb, it’s still one of those where it needs research, let alone needing to research if it has that specific chip of the tuner card itself (all though I should reaffirm there are nice resources like https://www.linuxtv.org/)
A Tuner Card is a device that allows connecting a coaxial cable from a household TV antenna connection or set top box to your computer to view and stream TV and radio channels to your PC and other devices.
Consider the following when selecting a tuner card:
Check the card is compatible with the computer and operating system it will be installed on
Check the card is compatible with the backend you have chosen
For a proper Live TV and PVR experience the computer you install it on will need to run continuously.
on the section USB Dongle:
The USB tuner dongle can be plugged into the USB port of your computer and the coaxial cable is plugged into the rear of the USB dongle.
Drivers will be provided. Basic PVR software may also be provided.
If using a Raspberry Pi to host the backend software, a USB Dongle TV tuner is required. Ensure the RPi can cope with power requirements of the dongle. Also confirm that it works with both Linux OS and the Raspberry Pi hardware.
The raspberry pi tv hat kinda solves all of that research you need to do imo and it seems people are agreeing if im seeing this correctly.