[vdr] Re: Multiple output devices

[Sebastian Rohde <rohde@exp-math.uni-essen.de>]

Am Di, den 07.12.2004 schrieb Tilo Renkl um 23:12:
> Sebastian Rohde schrieb:
> 
> >Am Di, den 07.12.2004 schrieb Johannes Schoeller um 20:14:
> >  
> >
> >>Sebastian Rohde wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>I researched some time on this subject but did not find an answer...
> >>>I wonder whether it is possible to use multiple independent output
> >>>devices with one vdr? Would it be possible to use two FF cards to
> >>>independently bring a picture to two telvisions. That means, that both
> >>>can make full use of OSD, Plugins, Live-TV, Timers without affecting
> >>>each other?
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>you could start two instances of vdr ....
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Well that also has a lot of disadvantages mostly concerning timer
> >programming. If i see it correctly the vdr can handle multiple output
> >devices. For example a FF and a streamdev-server or an mediamvp plugin.
> >Would'nt it be nice if one could also control them independently? Or -
> >why doesn't that work? 
> >
> >Sebastian
> >
> Hi Sebastian,
> 
> I wrote a mail to Klaus with exact the same feature request, but for now 
> Klaus is busy going strait to 1.4.
> He said, that the internal structure of VDR would be much more complex 
> with that feature, but maybe
> (hopefully) he will think about it for the next Mainrelease.
> 
> Tilo
> 
Okay thank you - This is what I wanted to know...
Sebastian