[vdr] Re: SV: Re: Timeshift HOWTO?

[Emil Naepflein <Emil.Naepflein@philosys.de>]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 18:25:57 +0100, "Henrik Rasmussen"
<linuxtv@drv-elektronik.dk> wrote:

> 
> > > Is there no possibility to use a software MPEG-2 decoder and let the CPU
> > > do
> > > the  work instead of installing a second DVB-card?
> >
> > Nothing is impossible - but then you have to use a VGA-CARd with
> > TV out and have to rewrite VDR
> > to display the OSD over the VGA-CARD !
> 
> Why would this be nescessary ?

To make it usable just as any other commercial SAT-Receiver. The success
of VDR results from its high usability just with remote control without
any direct access to a functionality of the underlying OS. It hides all
this just like with other home appliances.

> If you use a display device that can accept VGA input (Plasma display or
> Video projector f.x.) the software MPEG-2 player would take over playback
> completely and let VDR do the recording. When you want to view live TV, it
> could be done via xawtv.

... would ... could ...

You can do anything if you invest a lot of time. Nevertheless such a
system would be IMHO not as usable as VDR. Just look at all the
solutions under Windows. All the necessary programs are available but
there is an integrating component missing.

> 
> The only problem is the amount of work involved in using such a system and
> the lack of good software players for linux.

You see the problems yourself. ;-)
Sure, such a concept would be very nice, I would use it on client
computers myself. But to make this running is a lot of effort which I am
not able to spend. As long as there is nobody that is able to spend so
much time as Klaus we can only talk about such a solution. ;-)

Emil