[linux-dvb] Re: Channel change delay with DVB-T

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Friday 23 April 2004 09:52, Adrian P Challinor wrote:
> > So there are your technical limits: DVB-S and DVB-C roughly half a
> > second, DVB-T one to 1.5 seconds. That's the best it can get. So your
> > expensive Philips TV seems to be 1-2 seconds slower than it could
> > theoretically be.
> >
> > Regards,
> > --
> > Robert Schlabbach
> > e-mail: robert_s@gmx.net
> > Berlin, Germany
>
> Very good!!! Especially the bit about my Phillips TV. Now, the interesting
> part. I have VDR V1.3.6. It changes FASTER than the TV. Noticably faster.
> There does seem to be a delay when I switch from BBC to ITV channels, but
> BBC1 to BBC2 is as near instantaneous as one could reasonably expect.
>
> Build is Mandrake 10, Linux 2.6.3-4MDK, with DVB kernel that came with
> Linux distro (so its easily not the latest). I have a TT-DVB-T premium card
> (rev1.3) and a Nebula DigiTV DVB-T card.

BBC1/BBC2 are both on the same transponder, so no retuning is required to 
switch between them.
ITV is on a different transponder so.... you get the picture :)


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