Re: a different kind of video recorder?

[Guido Fiala <gfiala@s.netic.de>]

Am Fri, 14 Jul 2000 schriebst Du:
>Guido Fiala wrote:
>> 
>> One thing at first:
>> Carsten, i wonder why are you sending those mails only "CC"
>> linux-dvb and in parallel "TO" special persons?
>
>No intention behind it.
>I simply press the "reply all" button (like I
>usually do on all mails) and simply do not edit the 
>recipient list at all. Same thing in this reply.

Not much to worry about, but i had a look at the mail header - it seems that
the "reply-to=linux-dvb@linuxtv.org" field is not transmitted. Other mailinglists are
configured this way - maybe the admin can change it - if it's not just my logic
that's wrong ;-)

>Klaus' software has an option that allows you to display the
>OSD in the shell window (using ncurses). This may not be exactly
>what you want, but better than not seeing it at all.

Ok, will try again. But so far i did'nt get any recording done with the
keyboard controls - recording simply did'nt start ;-(

>> -think it needs better keyboard support - it just takes to much time to jump 
>> from one channel to another  >
>Maybe one could add one or more additional channel
>menus, one with a two-step hierarchy "genre/channel",
>one with two-step hierarchy "first letter of channel
>name/channel", some with a flat hierarchy but channels
>sorted according to various criteria (channel name,
>buquet, etc.). All pretty straightforward stuff.

Sounds good - but don't bother to get it look to much like a set-top box, the
one if have seen was really s***.

>
>However, it turns out that Klaus VDR got me out of
>the habit of switching channels. I click the stuff I
>want once a week in the internet EPG and when I
>watch TV, I no longer switch between channels (which
>usually show stuff I do not want or stuff that I
>do want, but which is almost over) but between recordings.
>Think about it! It's really a much better quality.
>Thanks again, Klaus!

Ok, that's a point for you ;-) i should not zap so often ...
Tested the EPG. Think it takes me to long to view (have only a modem 
not a fibre backbone) in comparison to open my printed program guide ;-(
But maybe, i just did'nt found the Button for getting all macro-results
at once (at best by mail & automatic).
Also, i'am never that sure, that my EPG-macro captures anything i like...

Would be great if one could program recordings, with informations transmitted
directly along the dvb-data of the current channel (not necessarily video text).
Another thing, i miss so far is the VPS equivalent - what happens if one
transmission is delayed?

>I have NEVER typed in a file name using the remote
>control. Why should I? The timers.conf has always
>been plain text. Now, as I have the Web-EPG, I
>do not even have to type in the names at all, I just
>click on the stuff I want during the next 7 days.
>One click per recording plus one shell command to
>copy the results over the LAN to the VDR. Works
>great for me.

Ok, your point - did'nt tried it that way.

>> -as i said, i want to archive videos on streamer (not while recording, but
>> i think it would go - despite windows crashes if i try it there ;-) 
>
>When I started using Klaus' VDR, I had the same desire
>(archive the stuff to SVCDs and watch them later on my
>DVD player). I might still like that, but it has gotten
>a much lower priority after I realized that I will never
>have the time to watch them. Even if I record only the
>best science programs and the occasional movie, I simply
>do not have enough time to watch as much old stuff as
>there is new stuff coming in every day.

Depends on your interests, for my part it is not that much (science,
fiction-StarTrek ;-), action) 
Probably i can use tar for those few recordings per year i like to keep.
So long, i had the time (and liked) to view all i have once every 2 years - 
(a mathematician can now calculate when it will diverge :-)

Guido