[vdr] Re: Stupid question: softdevice?

[Dominique Dumont <domi.dumont@free.fr>]

Ari Huttunen <Ari.Huttunen@f-secure.com> writes:

> On the stupid questions department:
> What is softdevice

softdevice is a plugin to get vdr output (sat image + vdr OSD) on your
computer screen.

> and why/where would one use it?

When you don't have a "harddevice" ;-). 

More seriously, you need softdevice when you only have a budget card
(i.e. no MPG decoder and no TV out) or if you want to watch vdr output
on your computer screen.

HTH (and that I am correct, I'm barely beginning with vdr and still
struggling with softdevice ...)