[linux-dvb] Re: VDR and console

[Alexander Wetzel <Alexander.Wetzel@web.de>]

I'm afraid the question IS stupid:-)

The DVB-S card outputs primary MPEG-2.
Secondary there is the OSD.
It would be a litte hard to encode your terminal session in MPEG-2, so there 
stays the OSD.

It might be possible to produce a tty- like session with the OSD, but afaik 
there are no plans to do so. And if you have a driver problem (or even vdr) 
your terminal will be unreachable)
So for now use a network. SSH/telnet works great.
Alternativ you can buy a graphics card with TV out
(My cheep ATI does fine, but must be connected separatly to the TV-set)

I would suggest a network if you can afford it and can drill the neccessary 
holes. Go for the 100MBit one. It really rocks!

Alexander Wetzel

Am Sonntag, 16. September 2001 10:54 schrieb Jens Hauser:
> Hi,
>
> maybe it's a bit off-topic, but:
>
> Is there any program/ tool available, which routes
> a "tty"-console via a DVB card to a TV monitor? This
> would reduce the amount of anger due to the fact of a
> computer monitor placed in the living room ... ;-)
> I'm "allowed" to have a keyboard behind the HiFi
> rack. :-)
>
> Hopefully the question isn't too stupid? Maybe someone
> has built something for VDR ...
>
> Regards,
> Jens


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