Re: remote DVB watching ?

[MK <amk@befree.ch>]

At 00:51 29.07.00 +0200, Kassian Plankensteiner wrote:
>David Toth wrote:
> >  Check out the homepage of TechnoTrend (maybe they developed this card?),
> > you can found here the PVA format spec at the (Windows) API section:
> > http://www.technotrend.de/e_dvbapi.htm .
> >  Bye,
> >  David Toth
>
>Wouldn't that be a nice project to program ?
>GOALS:
>1. Make a program (server) that:
>         - Takes the output PVA stream of the DVB card
>         - Converts it to standard Mpeg2
>         - Sends it over the LAN
>         - allows tuning and stuff as well, and wihtout restarting
>
>2. Make a program (client) that:
>         - Recieves the Stream
>         - Plays it back, probably even hardware accelerated
>         - probably this client can even allow tuning if the server allows it
>           (as on a admin password basis)
>
>I guess there would already be lots of code already written and open
>sourced, so it shouldnt be all too hard to do that.
>
>Anyone interested in this ?
>
>Kassian


I'm all for it.
unfortunately my skills at programming are next to inexistent.
could help in the testing/documenting phase...

MK