[vdr] Re: Channel change delay

["Conrad Micallef" <conrad@waldonet.net.mt>]

I run kernel 2.4.24 and can use the older dvb drivers and they work fine.
Suggest you do the same, or wait for new releases (unless you are willing to
patch it up)

Conrad




-----Original Message-----
From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org] On Behalf Of
Michal Dobrzynski
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:33 AM
To: vdr@linuxtv.org
Subject: [vdr] Re: Channel change delay

I'm currently using VDR 1.3.6 and the DVB driver built into 2.6.5-mm4. 
I'm not sure the old DVB driver even works with this kernel :/

Regards,
Michal

On 23/04/2004, at 6:26 PM, Conrad Micallef wrote:

> Try different versions of the DVB module, they have different delays. 
> The
> latest one (linuxtv-1.0.x) had 4-5 seconds delays(s) - using the one
> suggested in the VDR homepage should reduce you to about 1 second for 
> normal
> channels.
>
> Also upgrading to vdr 1.3.5 or 1.3.6 can have a positive effect in this
> regard.
>
> Conrad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org] On Behalf 
> Of
> Michal Dobrzynski
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:53 AM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] Channel change delay
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there any way to reduce the massive channel change delays? I am
> running 2 DVB-T cards and one Full Featured DVB-S card for output and
> channel change times are quite disconcerting.
>
> Every time my parents change the channel they have to ask what's wrong
> as the screen stays black for 4 or 5 seconds. Does it really take that
> long to change frequency, lock onto the signal and buffer enough of the
> stream to begin displaying?
>
> Regards,
> Michal
>
>
>
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