Hi,
there are some points that I don´t like with the current implementation of radio channels:
1) I have sorted my channel list lately and have put the new German radio channels (BR, HR, WDR etc.) at the beginning of the channels.conf. But after an EPG scan, I got all those channels again and the end of the channels.conf, so that I have all of them twice. Unfortunately, I don´t have access to my channels.conf now so that I can´t post parts of it, but if somebody else has this problem, this seems to be a VDR bug as long as Astra does not send those channels twice.
2) I was told (if I understood correctly) that because radio channels don´t transmit video data, the index.vdr contains an I frame for every audio packet. This has 2 disadvantages: 1. The time is displayed wrong, and 2. starting a radio recording takes very long (around 10 seconds without any reaction of VDR?) on a 90 minutes recording from "WDR Mehrkanaltest" until I hear anything, maybe because it takes so long to read the index.vdr? The advantage seems to be that I can cut radio at every single frame, but as I am also not able to this with TV and need external tools for this (I use Cuttermaran for Win), I would rather prefer exact time information and a faster start of playback and use external tools if I want it exact (e.g. for archiving it on DVD). Frame exact cut for TV and radio could then become a goal for VDR 1.5.x.
3) A separate main menu entry for radio channels.
With kind regards
Joerg
there are some points that I don´t like with the current implementation of radio channels:
- I have sorted my channel list lately and have put the new German
radio channels (BR, HR, WDR etc.) at the beginning of the channels.conf. But after an EPG scan, I got all those channels again and the end of the channels.conf, so that I have all of them twice. Unfortunately, I don´t have access to my channels.conf now so that I can´t post parts of it, but if somebody else has this problem, this seems to be a VDR bug as long as Astra does not send those channels twice.
I've seen that as well for the last few weeks. when looking for the details, I found the source different. It's S19.5E instead of S19.2E.
I don't know if it's a bug or realy broadcasted that way.
cheers - Mike -
when looking for the details, I found the source different. It's S19.5E instead of S19.2E.
I don't know if it's a bug or realy broadcasted that way.
My channels.conf has 67 entries for S19.5E, all with a provider name starting with ARD and all on 12265/h. (Not all radio channels, btw.) This is VDR 1.3.29, so at least it's not a new VDR bug. Seems rather specific to this bouquet...
Olaf
My channels.conf has 67 entries for S19.5E, all with a provider name starting with ARD and all on 12265/h. (Not all radio channels, btw.) This is VDR 1.3.29, so at least it's not a new VDR bug. Seems rather specific to this bouquet...
As far as I know this is the transponder with all the local radio stations from the ARD which has recently been added. So maby the ARD is transmitting this bogus "S19.5E" thing? Or where does it come from?
Thilo