[vdr] Re: Playing DVD ?

[Jörg Knitter <joerg.knitter@gmx.de>]

> Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
>
> Hmmm ... is SBAudigy really switchable into slave mode, that means that
> the card does _not_ use the onboard PLL/quart but the clock given at its
> _internal_ S/P-DIF connector?

Yes, this could be the point. But an Terratec DMX6fire or 24/96 also is not
too expensive if I remember right - but on the other side: Who is able to
hear the difference?
The reason why I mention this problem is that the 'Queen - Greatest Video
Hits I' DVD only (!!!) has PCM 24/96 and DTS, no AC3 and no PCM 16/48, but this
is indeed an extreme example...

> > But to be really honest: If DVD, DivX etc. playback over DVBs was
> possible
> > on windows (e.g. a working DirectShow output filter), I probably would
> switch,
> > as the technical infrastructure is available and working. I could use
> > libraries from WinDVD or PowerDVD and get near-error-free DVD Playback,
> I could
> > play any video format on the DVBs I like (compared to MPlayer). The only
> > difference would be the user interface, but with Girder you could build
> a similar
> > environment like on VDR. But as this is not possible and VDR works well,
> I will
> > have to live with the DVD plugin disadvantages - or buy a stand-alone
> just
> > for DVD playback as nearly everything else works with VDR.
> > Now you can start flaming ;-)
> 
> There is nothing to flame ... many of the developers here on this list

Flaming was related to my point of view that I would also use windows -
although I like linux very much I also see it´s disadvantages - unfortunately...

> are working more then 8 hours to get paid their bills or to pass their
> education successfully.  Some of us do have children and/or wife/husband,
> this means that all development has to be done in the rest of the
> time which is available.  You may want to pay some of the developers
> here on the list full time and feed them with the appropiate specs
> and environment and you'll see that they move very fast forward to
> the perfect VDR system out there ;^)

Fully agree to you and understand you (I am also married and have children -
and even too less time for testing, configuring and installing), but I think
it would be great if VDR could lead to a commercial product where the
revenues are given back to the community. This would IMHO also ensure the
continuity of the DVB and VDR project and make it available to a bigger market -
especially bugs could be found faster and Klaus would not have to sort out false
alarms against real bugs.
Maybe you have read about the Windows Media Center Edition, what it
deliveres and especially, how expensive it is. IMHO, a VDR terminal would be the much
better alternative - if there weren´t those little ugly bugs :-)... (I know,
Windows itself is a bug :-))

With kind regards

Jörg



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