[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

[Benjamin Harling <benjamin.harling@web.de>]

Hi there,

this is an issue I#ve been thinking about for some time now. I believe the
whole thing isn't about "entering file names" but about lack of quality of
the EPG. 

Some channels are really making an effort to do a good job, some other
completly ignore the existence of EPG.

One of the most appaeling features of a vdr is the easieness of programming
(in comparison with VCRs). So the way it is today with the EPG is not quite
acceptable.

How do we change this? Lure the stations into maintaining the EPG? This
seems to be the hard way.

I'm thinking of another way and I'd like to know what you are thinking about
the idea.

Why not having a program-schedule (TV-Guide) like we all know it printed,
with all the stuff like cast, rating, pictures, abstracts etc.

You could do anything with it but distributing it (only private use), like
searching for your favourite actor, series, repetitions and using it in your
home network etc.

Are you willing to pay, say 5 Euro/month (like you pay for your TV-Guide
already), for a commercial epg subscription? (Wait, this is my idea but I
have no affiliation whatsoever with any company).

I would, so I sent out some emails and I'm awaiting the reactions from
tv-movie, tvtv and tvinfo. Some a promising.

Also eagerly awaiting your opinion,

bye, Benjamin

-- 
Benjamin Harling

mailto:benjamin.harling@web.de

Telefon (0531) 52255 * Telefax (0531) 2506787

> Von: huels@iname.com (Stefan Huelswitt)
> Organisation: Home, sweet home
> Antworten an: huels@iname.com
> Newsgroups: local.linux.dvb
> Datum: 6 Sep 2001 20:06:49 GMT
> An: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
> Betreff: [linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...
> 
> On 06 Sep 2001 Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de> wrote:
> 
>>> Imagine you have a matrix like this:
>>> 
>>> | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
>>> -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
>>> 0| a | h | o | v |   |   |
>>> 1| b | i | p | w |   |   |
>>> 2| c | j | q | x |   |   |
>>> 3| d | k | r | y |   |   |
>>> 4| e | l | s | z |   |   |
>>> 5| f | m | t |   |   |   |
>>> 6| g | n | u |   |   |   |
>>> 
>>> For entering 'l' you would press 1-4, for a 'p' 2-1 ...
>>> You can enter every letter with two keypress.
>>> Of course this could be extended for upper/lower case, numbers,
>>> extra symbols (with a 10x10 matrix max. 100 symbols are possible).
>>> 
>>> Only drawback is that we cannot simply display the matrix on OSD,
>>> so you would have to make a printed version and store it near
>>> your remote control.
>>> 
>>> What dou you think?
>> 
>> Do you _really_ think all this is worth the effort?
>> I mean, how often do you really enter a file name? Most of the
>> time using the EPG should be possible, and for those few times
>> where you need to enter a name manually, the current solution
>> IMHO is completely sufficient.
> 
> I don't think that it's uncomon to enter a filename. Most FTA
> channels have EPG only for the current day, so programming over
> the weekend doesn't works via EPG. Even with EPG I would like to change
> the filename often.
> I think this is worth _some_ effort.
> 
>> The idea of having to use an extra
>> sheet of paper to encode the characters sounds pretty funny to me,
> 
> As I said this is a drawback and I don't like it too.
> Of course the production machine I was talking about has the
> matrix displayed on it's screen. But most workers got familiar
> with this kind of input and are able to do blind-typing after a
> short time.
> 
> Any may be we can find a way to display the matrix (or whatever
> input help) on OSD.
> 
>> and the other suggestion of using a phone-like method (pressing
>> the number keys multiple times to get individual characters) would
>> require the remote control to have keys like a phone - not very
>> common, I guess.
> 
> This is one of the reason why I wouldn't like a mobile phone like
> entering. And you needs more keypresses to get a character.
> 
> Bye.
> 
> -- 
> Stefan Huelswitt
> huels@iname.com  | http://home.pages.de/~nathan
> 
> 
> -- 
> Info:
> To unsubscribe send a mail to listar@linuxtv.org with "unsubscribe linux-dvb"
> as subject.
> 



-- 
Info:
To unsubscribe send a mail to listar@linuxtv.org with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.