[vdr] Re: Feature request for dvd and (s)vcd plugin

["Oliver Friedrich" <oliver@familie-friedrich.de>]

>
> >Hi,
> >
> >would it be possible to extend the dvd and vcd plugins with a function to
> >reduce the drive speed?
> >
> >I'm using a 48x CDROM, 16x DVD Drive and it makes much noise if
> it reads a
> >disk. I can reduce the rotion speed with hdparm, but this only works if a
> >disk is inserted in the drive. So i can't set the drive speed if
> i power up
> >the machine, if there is no disk in it.
> >It would now be great to make this just before the different plugins are
> >accessing the drive.
> >
> This has been introduced in Ver. 0.0.4c of the VCD plugin. Speed is set
> to 2x when the plugin starts.
>
> >
> >Perhaps it would be possible to define the rotion speed by the
> plugin setup
> >screen and store the setting in a specific config file.
> >
> >
> A setup menu is ready to come in one of the next versions of the VCD
> plugin ;-)
>
> Thomas
>

Good to know :)
But a speed limit to 2x could be sometimes to slow. I think for svcds it is
not enough, also if it is a little bit out of the standard and has more
bitrate. I think, a default of 4x would be better and slow enough to make no
noise.

Thanks for your fast answer.

Oliver



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