Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Pertti Kosunen
Halim Sahin wrote: > You can buy a lcd tv and after two years you can't use it's > hdmi connectiorr of hdmi revision 599,95.0 > > hd ready->full-hd/hdmi1.1, 1.2 1.3 . > I read something about limitations of current hdmi standard so we will > maybe we get displayport as new solution??? This

[vdr] VDR with S2API (device API extension)

2008-12-09 Thread Rolf Ahrenberg
Hi, the S2API implementation would be a perfect place to integrate my frontend facilities patch in a way or another. The patch simply extends the current cDevice API to include some common frontend related statistics (now available only in femon), so that skins and all the other plugins can e

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Hanno Zulla
Hi, > I'm pretty sure there are quite a few systems out there using > FF DVB cards. I wonder why you are constantly arguing against > them ;-) I own an FF card for two reasons only: It offers better video quality on a CRT TV and vdr (1.6) prefers it. There are a few things to dislike about FF ca

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 09.12.2008 17:22, Hanno Zulla wrote: > Hi, > >> I'm pretty sure there are quite a few systems out there using >> FF DVB cards. I wonder why you are constantly arguing against >> them ;-) > > I own an FF card for two reasons only: It offers better video quality on > a CRT TV and vdr (1.6) prefe

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (device API extension)

2008-12-09 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 09.12.2008 16:40, Rolf Ahrenberg wrote: > Hi, > > the S2API implementation would be a perfect place to integrate my > frontend facilities patch in a way or another. > > The patch simply extends the current cDevice API to include some common > frontend related statistics (now available only i

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (device API extension)

2008-12-09 Thread Rolf Ahrenberg
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > I have been thinking about something along that line for quite > a while, and also saw your patch you sent me earlier in a PM. > My actual implementation will most likely be somewhat different, > but should fulfill the same purpose. This is off-topic

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (device API extension)

2008-12-09 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 09.12.2008 18:54, Rolf Ahrenberg wrote: > On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > >> I have been thinking about something along that line for quite >> a while, and also saw your patch you sent me earlier in a PM. >> My actual implementation will most likely be somewhat different, >> but

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Magnus Hörlin
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Klaus Schmidinger http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr>> wrote: > On 07.12.2008 18:40, gimli wrote: >> / Hi Klaus, > />/ />/ just one question. Do you also use a budget system ? > />/ If so, how do you watch TV with vdr 1.7.1 and later ;) > />/ since

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Goga777
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Halim Sahin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It makes no sense to me supporting something > > which can't be used with hdtv stuff in one year! > > HDMI isn't going anywhere any time soon. Neither is h264, or anything > else so can you give us some examples of thin

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Karl Glatz
2008/12/9 Klaus Schmidinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 09.12.2008 17:22, Hanno Zulla wrote: > > Hi, > > > >> I'm pretty sure there are quite a few systems out there using > >> FF DVB cards. I wonder why you are constantly arguing against > >> them ;-) > > > > I own an FF card for two reasons only: I

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Goga777
> I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's the way to > go and it would drive VDR in the wrong direction. I'm sitting here with > a €65 nvidia 8200-based motherboard playing 1080p videos with the cpu > 97% idle using vdpau and ffmpeg! which cpu do you have ? What about pictu

[vdr] PremiereEPG plugin 0.2.0 released

2008-12-09 Thread Stefan Huelswitt
Hi, today version 0.2.0 of the PremiereEPG plugin has been released. Available from my homepage or from HG: NEWS: 09.12.2008: Version 0.2.0 - Fixed buffer overrun in string compose (mainly with UTF8). -

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Magnus Hörlin
Goga777 wrote: >> I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's the way to >> go and it would drive VDR in the wrong direction. I'm sitting here with >> a €65 nvidia 8200-based motherboard playing 1080p videos with the cpu >> 97% idle using vdpau and ffmpeg! >> > > which cp

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Georg Acher
On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 07:34:19PM +0100, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's the way to > go and it would drive VDR in the wrong direction. I'm sitting here with > a ???65 nvidia 8200-based motherboard playing 1080p videos with the cpu > 97% idle

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Magnus Hörlin
Georg Acher wrote: > On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 07:34:19PM +0100, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > > >> I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's the way to >> go and it would drive VDR in the wrong direction. I'm sitting here with >> a ???65 nvidia 8200-based motherboard playing 1080p vi

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread VDR User
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Georg Acher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The reelvdr code base is tested by a really large number of users (many > thousands and not many geeks ;-) ). Is there any specific reason why you > don't want to profit from the experiences RMM already made? There are many

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Georg Acher
On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 12:46:21PM -0800, VDR User wrote: > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Georg Acher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The reelvdr code base is tested by a really large number of users (many > > thousands and not many geeks ;-) ). Is there any specific reason why you > > don't want

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 09.12.2008 21:47, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > ... >> On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 07:34:19PM +0100, Magnus Hörlin wrote: >> >> >>> I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's the way to >>> go and it would drive VDR in the wrong direction. I'm sitting here with >>> a ???65 nvidia 820

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Udo Richter
Karl Glatz wrote: > But the disadvantages are clear: Modern GPUs support more than the OSD > provided by VDR (even older gpus do that). > So none of these Output-Plugins will face the real problem: The OSD is > (mostly) limited to work with FF cards. > > [...] > > Even if you don't like such in

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Magnus Hörlin
Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > On 09.12.2008 21:47, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > >> ... >> >>> On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 07:34:19PM +0100, Magnus Hörlin wrote: >>> >>> >>> I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's the way to go and it would drive VDR in the wrong

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Tony Houghton
On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:39:04 +0100 Klaus Schmidinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides, isn't there the streamdev plugin that provides signals > to other clients? I've never tried it myself, but I was under > the impression that this is what people use in such cases... Am I right in thinking y

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
On 09.12.2008 23:04, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > Klaus Schmidinger wrote: >> On 09.12.2008 21:47, Magnus Hörlin wrote: >> >>> ... >>> On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 07:34:19PM +0100, Magnus Hörlin wrote: > I hope you don't buy an eHD card since I don't believe it's

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Stefan Hußfeldt
Magnus Hörlin schrieb: >> My VDR is one machine with several DVB devices and hardware replay. >> As long as there is a way of having a good hardware replay, why >> shouldn't I use it? >> > My opinion as a hardware design engineer is that when my cpu is 97% idle > displaying 1080p video, it is

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Andy Carter
On Tuesday 09 December 2008 22:44:07 Stefan Hußfeldt wrote: > Magnus Hörlin schrieb: > >> My VDR is one machine with several DVB devices and hardware replay. > >> As long as there is a way of having a good hardware replay, why > >> shouldn't I use it? > > > > My opinion as a hardware design enginee

Re: [vdr] VDR with S2API (update)

2008-12-09 Thread Helmut Auer
>> Isn't PAL enough for everybody? *duckandcover* >> > > and me. I don't have room for any more than DVB-T and FF in my VDR barebone > system > > And many more. I've installed vdr for > 50 persons - most of these are still happy with an old P3 or Celeron ... In Germany there's definitely