I need a little help here. Even though I continue googling for the solution, I wonder if anyone on any of the lists which will receive this message will know how to convert this to vlc rather than mplayer mplayer -tv norm=ntsc:chanlist=us-cable:channel=3:alsa=1:adevice=hw.1:immediatemode=0:amode=1 tv:// I am trying to write a script that will trigger off vlc with the right settings to allow me to watch tv with it and I haven't really found anything about how to do this from the command line, much less, from a script. If I can learn how to do it on the command line, I can write the needed script. Thanks. -- Doug Smith: Special Agent S.W.A.T Spiritual Warfare and Advanced Technology Forever serving our LORD and SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST.