[vdr] Re: Streamdev: streaming without changing channel

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Rob Shortt <rob@infointeractive.com> writes:

> Olivier Jacques wrote:
>> Using streamdev, I would like to stream whatever channel is currently
>> active, without changing it.
>> If I'm currently watching channel #12, I would like streamdev to stream it
>> and follow when VDR channel is changed (via remote or timer or...).
>
> I would very much like this feature as well (this includes many Freevo
> users).  Ideally I'd like for streamdev to be VDR's primary
> device. Then a client (mplayer) could connect to
> http://ip:port/PS/primary (or similar) and change channels using SVDRP
> (or remote, etc).  This way the client would not have to make a new
> connection and rebuffer every time the channel is changed, it would
> simply pick it up as the stream is altered.

I'd love to see that feature as well :)
It would be even better if the stream could be a multicast one ! (a la
dvbstream)


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