[vdr] Hardware planning : VDR + EPIA-M + budget DVB

[Nicolas Huillard <nhuillard@ghs.fr>]

Hello,

I am currently choosing hardware for my future VDR box.

I want to :
* watch free DVB channels
* record them and view later, maybe timeshifting
* play DVD with AC3/SPDIF output
* play DivX files
* play MP3, Ogg Vorbis audio on SPDIF
* burn recorded DVB shows as DivX on DVD-R
* view photos
* surf on the web (house's intranet, a few selected sites)

I already have :
* an EPIA-M 10000
* a DVD+/-R/W
* a 120GB HDD with Debian sarge installed
* an old CD-audio case to fit everything in
* a 60W fanless power supply
* ...read a lot of docs, threads, etc.

I need :
* a budget DVB card (because of heat, power, space inside the case)
* a remote
* a lot of hardware work, including an LCD display that suit the case
* something to connect the keys on the front of the case to the motherboard
* VDR 1.2.6, LIRC, softdevice, other plug-ins...

My questions :
* does vdr work with only one budget DVB card ?
* will it use the SPDIF output (for TV, DVD, OGG) ?
* is the TV output of the EPIA really suitable for watching TV (max 
resolution, overscan, DAC color depth) ?
* I thought about using a spare keyboard controler to connect the 
CD-case front panel keys to the motherboard : will LIRC use it and will 
I be able to use a real keyboard ?
* how does the system switch between the VDR TV screen and, say, 
X-Window with Mozilla or something else; does the remote continue to 
work to control other apps; is the remote capable of controling someting 
 like KDE or a real browser ?
* have anyone advices about anything in my planned setup ? Any links are 
welcome...

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NH



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