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And does it work with your dvb-card ? I mean with simply "vlc channels.conf" ? It works really great with the channels.conf. I used vlc channels.conf and then saved it as a playlist. I never had a reason before to use the playlist and I got to say it's pretty cool seeing the names of chan...

I just tested the Ubuntu vlc version and it does come with dvb built-in. So I think I will skip the compiling vlc but I will keep your compiling information bookmarked. Thanks again.

Thank you very much. I did not realize that vlc does not include dvb by default. The manual way is excellent too. Right now I am just using the default Ubuntu vlc. I will have to look into compiling vlc.

I have Ubuntu 7.04 with the mercurial dvb/v4l drivers and the mercurial dvb tools installed. I can watch analog/digital cable tv just fine with xine and mplayer using a channels.conf. I can not figure out how to use vlc for tv watching. I use the pcHDTV HD-3000 ATSC/QAM-256 tuner here in the U.S. Lo...