Command line to watch TV in Fedora
mplayer \ -framedrop \ -ao alsa:device=hw=1 \ -autosync 1 \ tv://7 \ -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0:chanlist=newzealand :norm=1:alsa:adevice=hw.2:audiorate=32000:amode=1:\ forceaudio:immediatemode=0:tdevice=/dev/vbi0:\outfmt=yuy2:\ channels=2-TV1,4-TV2,7-TV3,9-C4,41-Maori,57-Juice,59-Prime,62-Chinese \ -nolirc \ -aspect 1440:900 Mplayer with the following command options set: -framedrop => hard framedropping -ao:alsa:device=hw.1 => Sound output ( what you hear ) alsa card number 1. To be clear: THIS IS THE SOUND OUTPUT - not the INPUT from the TV card. That comes later. -autosync 1 => Something to do with trying to get sound and video in sync. Works in small increments... ? tv://7 => Play channel 7 tv: => Followed by all the sub options for tv :driver=v4l2 => the Video 4 Linux driver v2 :device=/dev/video => the video device as enumerated by the kernel :chanlist=newzealand => specify New Zealand channels. This is how the tuner gets tuned. :norm=1 => P