[vdr] Re: need advice on deciding for or agains a dvb-t card

[Rene Bartsch <ml@bartschnet.de>]

Am Sam, 2003-08-16 um 00.22 schrieb justin case:
> hi,
> 
> so i have to post again, since i am really unsure, if it would be worth
> spending money on a dvb-t card..
> 
> it seems to me, that there is no dvb-t card out there wich has a tv-out
> connector of any kind. is that correct?
> 
> assuming, my above statement is right, my next question is, if there is any
> convenient way of outputting through mplayer and if so, what happens with
> the user-interface and can i zap through channels as easy as with a dvb-s
> card?
> 
> actually i'd prefer using mplayer for outputting my signal, since my tv has
> a vga input.
> 

Reinhard Nissl is working on a soft-based A/V-backend with OSD. It will
be a plugin for VDR based on xine. That means you will have the same
possibilities on Monitor like with a full-featured card on TV. If you
can connect your GFX with TV you even will have it on TV. And it's
cheaper. You can get a Skystar2 DVB-card (for satelite) for 40,- or 50,-
Euro or a DVB-T low-budget for 100,- Euro while a full-featured DVB-T
with MPEG-decoder will cost you between 190,- and 260,- Euro (and the
software can be debugged - the hardware/firmware not).

He has already posted great screenshots and stated to have the first
stable within the next two weeks.

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Rene Bartsch

Facsimile/Phone: +49 7 00/72 27 87 24
Mail:  rene@bartschnet.de



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