Fwd: Re: cat record > /dev/video

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

>Hello,
>
>I wonder, if "cat record.dat > /dev/video" does work also, when you
>do not have a screen on the DVB card video out, but when
>you want to get the movie on the PC screen. 
>
>How does it work (if it does) ? Without gVideo you should need some 
>extra SW (?), and with gVideo the device should be blocked ?
>
>Similar question for VDR. Does it work only with a screen on the 
>DVB card video out ?
>
>Thomas

No, at least not any longer. I'am currently working at an kde-app
that communicates with vdr (extended version) to display the overlay
with the feeling of xawtv.
Status: 70% completed, overlay clipping and sound handling to be done.

Please be patient ;-)