[vdr] Re: vdr: Websites for Beginners??

[fruit <fruit@ukgateway.net>]

In article <001301c272d8$5bb535a0$152ca8c0@ronaldma>,
   Ronald Marlowe <ronaldmarlowe@btinternet.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fruit" <fruit@ukgateway.net>
> To: <vdr@linuxtv.org>

> Hi, Andy.

> > I've been watching UK DVB-t using a Nova-t for around 12 months now.
> > All you need is the DVB drivers, dvbstream and mplayer on a 400-500MHz
> > machine. Mplayer will also use h/ware decode if you have a
> > Hollywood/dxr3.

> I think I understand. Are you saying that one can use the Nova-t
> *without* hardware decoding?

Yup.

> If so, then I guess this would almost lead me back to my original
> enquiry - where do I go for advice on how to do this! (Although I would
> admit that such discussion might not best be held in a "vdr" forum!)

Not sure there is any such location other than scanning the dvb-list
archive, but briefly...

Grab the latest dvb source from cvs, compile and install.
Grab latest dvbstream and dvbtune from cvs in dvbtools on sourceforge,
compile.
Grab the latest mplayer, compile and install.

Run dvbtune for the frequencies in your area, convert to channels.conf
format with supplied tools.

./dvbstream <various parameters> | mplayer -

should now give you a TV picture on screen - with sound of course.

Mail me if I can help any more.

> > > All is not lost however. I've placed a special order with Hauppauge
> > > in London for a DVB-t fully-featured card.

> I was quoted about £199 plus delivery.

Mm... I think I paid almost that for my budget card when they were fairly
new to market here :-(

> > Personally I opted for a cheap DVB-s card from ebay.

> I'd thought that I would not do this. My reasoning is that since
> dismantling my motorised dish I would be unable to use the card to its
> full purpose (it being no use for B-Sky-B of course) and that it is my
> aim to build a two-card box solely for UK DTT - ie being able to view
> one DTT broadcast and simultaneously record another.

You could certainly do this using two budget dvb-t cards with something
like
./dvbstream -c 0 <parameters> > file.mpeg
./dvbstream -c 1 <parameters> | mplayer -

Andy

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