[linux-dvb] Re: Suggestion for channel tuning

["Yu, Jacob" <jyu@opentv.com>]

-----Original Message-----
> From: Carsten Koch [mailto:Carsten.Koch@icem.de]
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 9:03 AM
> Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: Suggestion for channel tuning
>
>
> Johannes Stezenbach wrote:
> ....
>> Everyone I talked to wants zapping to work as fast as possible. 
>
> Definitely!
>
>
>> Our
>> strategy is to set the PIDs immediately after tuning from stored
>> values, and check them afterwards. This gives you fast access plus
>> automatic update in case of changes. Also of importance is that some
>> services have multiple audio channels, which you can select only after
>> a PMT/SDT scan since the number of channels depends on the event
>> currently broadcast.
>
> I would *love* to see that in VDR, so I can for example
> switch between the german dubbing and the original english
> language when watching a movie - just like I can when watching
> it from DVD.
>
> I wonder what that means for recorded movies?
> Should VDR record *all* audio PIDs and allow you to
> select them during playback?
> Should it allow you to specify one or two preferred 
> languages and select the corresponding audio PID(s)
> automatically during recording?

A VDR shall record all audio, subtitle and maybe teletext.  Language
information
is all in PMT.

> Carsten.



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