[linux-dvb] Re: Error behaviour: not sync'ed

["Martin Hoffmann" <ma.hoff@bigfoot.com>]

The idea is good ! But I am afraid that switching the recording from one
card to another breaks the stream somehow - so the result would be file with
some kind of frame error in it !?

If this card change really can be made seamlessly (is this the right word
?), so that the recording gets no glitches there, it would be best !

Martin.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carsten Koch" <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>
To: <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 11:41 PM
Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: Error behaviour: not sync'ed


> Rainer Zocholl wrote:
> ....
> > Suggestion:
> > Every recording in progress/to come next(soon) should be listed
> > in the OSD so each can be killed/delayed "not now" manually and
> > -more important- the user has a hint what is going on if he can't zapp
> > anymore.
>
> I agree that the fact that vdr gives you no feedback as to why
> you cannot switch channels when all cards are recording is
> a real trap - at least I got confused by it more than once.
>
> I believe that software should never silently ignore a command
> from the user.
> Klaus, what do you think? Should vdr not at least say something
> like "cannot switch channels - recording"?
>
>
>
> I also have a suggestion in this context: As an example, on
> a system with two cards, it is quite often the case that two
> recordings overlap a little, like this:
>
> Secondary Card      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> Primary Card                        YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
>
> Of course, this is really bad, as I cannot switch channels now
> during the entire Y-time, even though most of the time one card
> is available. What I would prefer is the following behaviour:
>
>
> Secondary Card      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
> Primary Card                        Y
>
> in other words, vdr should switch the recording to the secondary
> card as soon as it becomes available.
>
> Is this a good idea that should get implemented?
>
>
> > The card is connected, but the wrong voltage is on the wire...
>
> Buy a twin LNB. Should be cheaper and create a better result
> than the programming time required to improve this.  ;-)
>
>
> Carsten.
>
>
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