[linux-dvb] Re: AW: VDR 0.80pre8, current CVS OSD problems

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Ralph Metzler wrote:
> 
> Klaus Schmidinger writes:
>  > > What about deleting the OSDText-ioctl and all the memory (assumingly) used
>  > > by character tables or similar things. This function is not used by VDR, and
>  > > is not very useful at all (mainly because it's slow and impossible to get an
>  > > information where the cursor is after written something to the screen).
>  >
>  > I don't know the internals of these, but I would assume that the text fonts
>  > are not stored in RAM. But in case they are: I'd also like to see them dropped ;-)
>  > VDR doesn't need them at all.
>  >
> 
> The fonts are stored in DRAM. The OSD, MPEG2 decoder and the video
> buffer have to be in SDRAM.
> Most of the 2MB SDRAM is used by the MPEG2 decoder for decoded pictures
> and other data (like buffering B-frames).
> The rest is needed for the video and audio buffer.
> OSD normally goes into the optional extra 2MB SDRAM, which is not
> present on this card.

Is there a card out there that actually _has_ this additional memory?
I wouldn't mind buying such a card, if that would solve this problem once 
and for all.

Klaus
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