-----Original message----- From: Alex Betis alex.betis@gmail.com Sent: Tue 02-12-2008 15:54 To: VDR Mailing List vdr@linuxtv.org; Subject: Re: [vdr] vdr + xbmc
-- SNIP -- I was intrigued to see what is this XBMC all around and found that thread in XBMC forum: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36988 Looks like there is a way to stream live TV to XBMC from VDR already. Any reason you don't use that option and prefer to have 2 frontends?
That plugin had some issues last time I tried it. For instance:
- zapping is very slow on encrypted and non-encrypted channels; - No bouquets are shown; - 4:3 broadcasts doesn't get automaticly set to 16:9 output; - Plugin needs to configured/started within video environment of XBMC (no own menu);
Just not really workable atm, at least for me that is. But there's talk about implenting VDR frontend within XBMC. But that's just it, it's just talk.
For a high WAF implementation, the VDR/XBMC switch wins hands down.
Regards,
Niels Wagenaar
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Niels Wagenaar n.wagenaar@xs4all.nl wrote:
-----Original message----- From: Alex Betis alex.betis@gmail.com Sent: Tue 02-12-2008 15:54 To: VDR Mailing List vdr@linuxtv.org; Subject: Re: [vdr] vdr + xbmc
-- SNIP -- I was intrigued to see what is this XBMC all around and found that thread
in XBMC
forum: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36988
Looks like there is a way to stream live TV to XBMC from VDR already. Any reason you don't use that option and prefer to have 2 frontends?
That plugin had some issues last time I tried it. For instance:
- zapping is very slow on encrypted and non-encrypted channels;
- No bouquets are shown;
- 4:3 broadcasts doesn't get automaticly set to 16:9 output;
- Plugin needs to configured/started within video environment of XBMC (no
own menu);
Just not really workable atm, at least for me that is. But there's talk about implenting VDR frontend within XBMC. But that's just it, it's just talk.
For a high WAF implementation, the VDR/XBMC switch wins hands down.
Ok, thanks for the info. I liked the way XBMC looks like (UI), so I might put my hands on it after I'll finish with my higher priority VDR wish list.
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Alex Betis -
Niels Wagenaar