On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 12:56:09AM +0100, Lea Gris wrote: > > I have successfully used pre buld vdr on mdk 9 despite the DVB numerous > driver modules on Mdk kernel are not up to date. > > The things ran on a PII 350 MHz with Hauppauge DVB-s Neus. > > Successfully recorded mpeg2 threads from sat channels ent played back at > normal full speed without any frame loss.
I envy your ability to get MPEG2 via DVB. Now you just need suitable display engine to display it so it looks like it would if you watched it directly from the satellite. > vdr has a nice transparent overlay interface workable by liirc devices. > With proper setup you can build a box that work plenty like any normal > sat reciever and is able to record/playback hours ov digital video. IIRC, VDR can use DirectFB. I don't know how well (if at all) your nvidia card is supported by DirectFB, but that is your best bet. You do not want to use ANY X11 based display solution. You will not get frames being changed in sync with the vertical refresh and will get tearing. See my previous message on this subject. > Ill buy a dedicated set top box for this when I have enough founds. Seeing as you are receiving MPEG2 directly and not having to create it, like the rest of us in the analog broadcast world, you should not need too beefy a box at all. In fact, my PIII-600 would probably be plenty enough for 2 DVB cards and still play simultaneously. Being as I have to convert analog signals to MPEG2 myself, I am looking for a 2GHz Athlon minimum to encode 2 streams simultaneously and watch. > Havee found nice integrated motherboard and destop box from MSI. Graphic > chip, network card, IR interface, audio on one motherboard all linux > compatible. 1 or 2 pci slot suitable for the Nexus DVB-S card. Just make sure the graphics card can do interlaced TV output with vsync interrupting, and that you are not forced to use X11 to use it. b. -- Brian J. Murrell
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