Kaffeine

Kaffeine is a very versatile KDE media player that, by default, utilizes Xine as its backend. It has a simple but intuitive interface (example screenshot) and is easy to setup. Amongst its list of supported formats are CDDA, VCD, DVD, .... and, since versions >0.5, it also provides full DVB support:

• Time Shifting
• Recording -- including unattended recording
• Streaming
• EPG
• AC3
• DVB subtitles
• HDTV (mpeg2)
• Remote control
• Handles multiple devices of any type (DVB-{C,S,T} and ATSC¹ ).... and even if you have only one DVB device, Kaffeine can simultaneously play and record different channels within a same transponder)
• Diseqc 1.x switches and rotors.
• Supports both Low and High level CI.

Note 1: Scanning with ATSC hardware is supported since version 0.8.7. For older versions, to configure tuning support for ATSC devices, refer to the directions contained in this thread.

Links

• Kaffeine Homepage
• atsc-converter sources