LCDstocks
LCDstocks is a Perl script that acts as an LCDproc client. It fetches stock quotes and latest news from teletext services through your bttv video device and displays them well-formatted on an external LCD.
Feature overview
- independent from your LCD panel hardware, connection and wiring
- easyly configurable using a structured config file
- can create multiple screens
- displays stock name and two (specifically) selectable values in each line
- displays short latest news
- supports fetching from different TV stations, zaps automatically
- automatic formatting of stock data and news lines
Dependencies
- LCDproc server version 0.4.1 or higher (0.4.3 recommended)
- bttv card with teletext support
- v4lctl from the xawtv package
- alevt-cap from the alevt package
Updates
Find updates and bugfixes on: http://markh.de/lcdstocks/ Freshmeat project page: http://freshmeat.net/projects/lcdstocks/
Have fun!
Mark Haemmerling <mail@markh.de> - http://markh.de