This is for a PAL card. I never use the tv tuner part of my card only the video input and have been experimenting for ages, so to save someone the trouble:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
exec mplayer -tv driver=v4l2:input=1:width=640:height=480 -vf pp=lb,crop=632:472:4:4 tv://
exit
Try v4l if v4l2 doesn't work, "pp=lb" seems to be the nicest algorithm (as mentioned in the DOCS). Run it and then press f!
ps. it's a bt878 chipset