[vdr] Re: REQUEST: Convert possible bug into a feature

[Nicolas Huillard <nhuillard@ghs.fr>]

Michal Dobrzynski wrote:

> Now I consider this to be an undocumented feature, but I would much 
> prefer if it was embraced as a documented feature with defined ways of 
> going into and leaving such a mode. The end result is 5 to 10 degrees 
> Celsius less heat in the computer case and presumably a significant 
> saving in power usage also. After all, what's the point of the ff dvb-s 
> card constantly decoding and displaying the digital transmissions 24/7 
> regardless of whether the television is even turned on.
I also considered such a feature, but in the soft{device,mpeg} plugin 
context (even in the vdr-xine context). The goal is the same : why 
dissipate energy doing useless decoding ?
Maybe this is just a matter of smart use of the exit script ?
Ideas ?

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NH