From: Mark Clarkstone Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 23:35:06 +0000 (+0100) Subject: mdhelp: try to describe (briefly) what a network tuner is X-Git-Tag: v4.2.1~737 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c1958805e1462a7e3908a95c7272a8268980502b;p=thirdparty%2Ftvheadend.git mdhelp: try to describe (briefly) what a network tuner is --- diff --git a/docs/markdown/before_begin.md b/docs/markdown/before_begin.md index 243192c60..3f4e77450 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/before_begin.md +++ b/docs/markdown/before_begin.md @@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ television signal and extract from it the programme stream. The tuner hardware is also responsible for communicating with your satellite dish via the LNB in the case of DVB-S. -TODO: Network tuners like SAT>IP, HDHomeRun. +* **Network tuners** are small (usually ([arm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture) based) +computers that you connect to your network via Ethernet or Wifi, they often have a large number of tuners +and are controlled via a web interface or software. Many work out-of-the-box with Tvheadend using SAT>IP or the HDHomeRun protocols. * A **driver** is the piece of software that your operating system uses to talk to the tuner. This can be built into the OS (e.g. 'supported since kernel X')