A recent video I saw re the difference between UK and US supermarkets got me thinking about my own personal TV consumption again.
( https://youtu.be/zpkvc8bz-l4 )
I don't watch modern linear TV nowadays because I don't find it satisfying; there's too much choice, and that spreading of the viewing pool has lead to a lot of mush that doesn't really interest me.
I do want a linear TV experience but for it to be more curated with less choice.
This is why I bought an old hotel CATV/MATV system, so I can run four analog TV channels in my home and they can have whatever TV I want on them. I still need to sort out the software, etc, but it's on the list.
The four channels I'm planning for are:
- Kids TV
- Science fiction
- Movies
- General (everything else, kinda like Sky One)
There's provision for additional modulators, if I feel that four channels aren't enough and want say a channel just for documentaries.
@red An analog CATV/MATV system? Wow I assumed that they would have at least gone to dvb
@renbymon most of our clients are IPTV with DVB-S->IPTV encoders on board allowing for recording, VoD etc but this is almost always DVB-S->ISDB-T over copper. Honestly feels unhinged in comparison.
Same client request *digital* (not IP) phones. Absolutely barmy.
@red Seems odd to use the Japanese format too.
@renbymon it’s common in Brazil and LatAm!
@renbymon ErsatzTV has been mentioned again in https://linuxunplugged.com/587 podcast (at 01:09:04)
https://ersatztv.org/docs/intro for "configuring and streaming custom live channels using your media library"
Could be of use to you for collections of files to channel streams
@renbymon can you believe that one of our oil and gas clients still has this in their spec for new build platforms with a 30 year lifespan in year of our lord 2024