> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: vdr-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vdr-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] För Andre > Newman > Skickat: den 14 oktober 2009 16:04 > Till: VDR Mailing List > Ämne: Switching from MythTV to VDR > > Hi, > > I'm looking for some pointers on VDR coming from a MythTV history. I'm > happy with most of the MythTV features but not the stability or the > playback image quality, I've been using MythTV as my only TV recorder > for some years. > I got around the image quality issues by using a PS3 for playback and > have monit restarting mythtv-backend or mysql for me when it falls over. > > I have a vdr 1.7.8 on Ubuntu system running to try out, a long term > vdr user German friend helped me get started with vdr as I found lots > of things only really discussed or documented in German, I got past > that and learned a little German, I now seem to be able to find most > things but not all.... > These are my questions and my friend does not know and cannot find me > solutions, googling hasn't given me any answers and I've been reading > this list for some time too. > > I don't have a full featured card, I tried to buy one at first but > they don't seem to exist any more, I have a HVR4000 in my test PC, oh > and I'm not really very interested in SDTV or analog TV, only HDTV. I > am in the UK but have a system looking at 28E, 19E and 13E as well as > local DVBT. The PC has an Nvidia 9400gt so VDPAU is possible, I have > tried it through MythTV and standalone mplayer but I'm not very > impressed with the image quality, I'll stick with the PS3 for now. > > Good stuff is mature DVBS2 support, bomb proof stability, sky and > freesat epg, sc, vdr-admin, static network protocol, live streaming. > > In general I find that if vdr has a feature, it works really well. > > My problems, not many but they are stoppers. > > No ITVHD, I tried the fixed pid and turn off updates workaround but it > didn't work for me, not so important as I suspect red button ITVHD > will be history in a couple of months, not like I'd be missing many > programmes anyway! > > no uPnP > Ok have fixed this by running mediatomb pointed at the media > directory, performance is great (better than MythTV's built in uPnP) > but vdr's naming convention and file splitting makes this a mess. I > was pointed to the max file size setting but this is only 2GB as a max > or is it 4GB, either way even a 1 hour HDTV show on a low bitrate > channel has several files. > I get a very very long list of files all called 00001 00002 etc. to > navigate through! Ok there's useful switches to make the directories > more meaningful but that means a lot of digging through the file > structure from the PS3 menu, not ideal. > > Timers, I'm used to MythTV's record programme "XXX" on any channel at > any time flexibility which follows programme reschedules, new series > starting without me knowing, all kinds of good stuff that I now take > for granted. vdr seems to set the timer for a channel and a time like > an ordinary PVR or VCR with EPG. If there's a plugin that takes this > up a level I'm struggling to find it in English or German, please > point me in the right direction. > > As an example I tried to record 3 minute wonder on CH4HD, it's a > filler programme so on at all kinds of times, got the first one then > who knows what that was on at the same time from then on. > > I really like the simplicity and robustness of vdr compared to the > sprawling disjointed MythTV, I'm hoping I've missed a few tricks along > the way or the things that cause me hassle are simple enough for me to > patch, if pushed in the right direction. > > Any advice greatly appreciated. > > Andre > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.5/2418 - Release Date: 10/13/09 > 19:11:00 Have you tried the epgsearch plugin? It's an absolute must have. I have tried Myth also but find VDR more "understandable" and easier to maintain. /Magnus H _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
