Hi everyone,
I am new to VDR, but I have tried my best to do research before asking these questions.
1. Does VDR work with any DVB card supported by the Linux-DVB kernel drivers?
2. My DVB device will not have any TV-out hardware.
With VDR, can I utilize the TV-out built into my video card for playback, OSD, etc or do I need a third-party front-end such as "kvdr" ?
My video chipset's TV-out is supported by XOrg and I do have Xv support.
3. Is there anyone who has used the vdr add-on "noad" (http://www.freepgs.com/noad/README.en.html) succesfully in the US/North America? How well does it work?
Thanks in advance.
R.
On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 11:36 +0000, CR wrote:
- My DVB device will not have any TV-out hardware.
With VDR, can I utilize the TV-out built into my video card for playback, OSD, etc or do I need a third-party front-end such as "kvdr" ?
Get the softdevice plugin; http://softdevice.berlios.de. It uses your gfx card for output. well.
Hi, On Mo, Feb 06, 2006 at 11:36:12 -0000, CR wrote:
- Does VDR work with any DVB card supported by the Linux-DVB kernel drivers?
yes
- My DVB device will not have any TV-out hardware.
you can use softdevice-plugin or the xine output.
With VDR, can I utilize the TV-out built into my video card for playback, OSD, etc or do I need a third-party front-end such as "kvdr" ?
yes perhaps with the softdevice. I didn't try it with xine output.
Have fun. Halim
On Monday 06 February 2006 12:36, CR wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am new to VDR, but I have tried my best to do research before asking these questions.
- Does VDR work with any DVB card supported by the Linux-DVB kernel
drivers?
Yes, but some cards work better than others. Not because of VDR, but because of the cards themselves and the kernel driver quality.
E.g. a Hauppauge / Technotrend card is a good choice, IMO (besides that you need latest CVS dvb kernel drivers for the Nova Plus cards at the moment).
Kind regards, Stefan
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