[linux-dvb] Re: DVB Newbie

[Nico <sabbi@cs.unibo.it>]

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, Gavin Hamill wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 02:21:29AM +0000, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:
> > Okay, I am thinking now about a change of direction and the
> > possibility off setting up a satellite dish and receiving free (or more
> > if I can?) channels that way.
>
> Satellite solutions in the UK are mostly a waste of time. You'll get BBC
> channels, a load of religious / shopping channels, and some radio. Sky
> use encryption for which there is no CAM available....
>
> > What card and dish would anybody recommend in the UK?
>
> I wouldn't. If you can, could you try your Nova-T in Windows? You may
> actually have a faulty unit....
>
> > I dont have a TV in my room, just a 22" monitor, so would like to be
> > able to use LIRC and OSD on that. What is the best way I could achieve
> > this? Thanks to everybodies help so far :) --
>
> There's no comfortable solution available for viewing DVB on your
> monitor with a budget card. I know MPlayer and Xine now support DVB
> cards directly, but I think it's a matter of specifying frequencies/PIDs
> on the commandline...
>
> gdh


No, in the same configuration file as you would do with VDR (same syntax,
eventually generated by [cts]zap (or is some other program?)), provided
it's in ~/.mplayer/channels.conf or  ~/.xine/channels.conf.

Both have a OSD menu, but xine doesn't hang on encrypted channels, mplayer
does (^C).

On the other side mplayer can record both the original stream or
a recompressed  one (codec at your choice), xine (afaik) can't.

Bye,
	Nico



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