[vdr] Re: hollywood plus - worth to buy?

[Seppo Ingalsuo <seppo.ingalsuo@iki.fi>]

Jacek Popławski wrote:

> I use SkyStar2. To see picture on screen I need to use vdr-xine (or
> vdr-softdevice). I read about vdr-dxr3 and I can buy Hollywood Plus for small
> money.
>
> My question is - how well it works on monitor (not on TV)? Is it worth to buy
> Hollywood Plus and use it with SkyStar2 to watch television on monitor?
>  
I have a dxr3 clone. VGA overlay didn't work properly last time when 
tried it (about two years ago, but it might better now). It also blurs 
the video output of VGA card that is very annoying in desktop usage. For 
me it's not a problem because I use S-VHS output only in a dedicated vdr 
box.

> Is it working like old Voodoo1 card - monitor shows picture from one card _or_
> another? 
> What about quality? Will it be worse than in xine? 
> What about performance? Will it work like with hardware DVB card?
>  
Excluding VGA overlay it is quite nice & reliable nowadays thanks to 
work by Christian Gmeiner.

Seppo