[vdr] Re: screen blanks on record start/stop

[Jouni Karvo <jouni.karvo@tkk.fi>]

Dr. Werner Fink writes:
 > > When using budget + xine, there are large buffers, so the blank can
 > > last even 1,5s.
 > > 
 > > Could it be possible to arrange it so that this preparation which
 > > results in screen blanking is done whenever replay/transfer mode is
 > > started so that it is not needed when the recording starts?
 > 
 > Hmmm ... I'm talking about a FF DVB card ... the VDR timer starts
 > a recording on the _same_ card which is used for transfer mode
 > of the VDR or for replaying a recording.

So you think it is a different situation than when a budget is showing
live TV (transferring to another device: the xine plugin) and a
recording starts.  I am not so familiar with the internals of vdr, so
my point can well be unrelated, but I just wanted to bring it up in
case it is connected with this problem.

yours,
		Jouni