DXR3 MPEG decoder (Re: [Gllug] pervasive computing - everything crashes)

[Rev Simon Rumble]

On 2/11/2005, "Ben Fitzgerald" <ben_m_f at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Are you actually using this happily? Do you just watch recorded tv or
>dvd's too?

Haven't used it for quite a long time because I moved to a 2-room flat
with the computer in the same room as the telly, so we just watch stuff
on the computer monitor.  (Why I offered it for loan)

>I've seen your page on dxr3 tuning for linux (and very helpful it was
>too - haven't got the link to hand right now - I'm sure simon has it!)
>As I understand it there is no quick fix. Providing a sync delay varies
>depending on the media and file type (e.g. dvd versus mpeg file on hard
>disk). If I play about for a few minutes I can get it going but it's
>hardly convenient. Plus as my girlfriend and command lines do not mix I
>am the only one who gets to choose what's on tv. Wait a minute... ;-)

Last time I used it--and this was a couple of years ago--mplayer had
solved all the sync problems with one requirement: the user running it
has to have RTC access.  From memory, this meant root.

I should probably change this: http://www.rumble.net/dxr3-avsync.txt

>Also, because the dxr3 outputs a video stream one must either login
>remotely to run a command to start the stream or perhaps also have a
>tvout card, use that to select your file via mythtv and a remote, and
>then switch over to your dxr3 input feed. I'd say given the limited
>number of PCI slots on mini-itx this isn't ideal.

If you run vdr[1], there is a plugin to get the OSD to work through the
DXR3.  VDR is designed to run on "Full" DVB cards, which have an MPEG
decoder.  Other DVB stuff doesn't, so the DXR3 can be used.

There was someone floating around who was writing a more generic OSD
thing for the DXR3.  I'd be surprised if that hasn't been plugged into
other stuff like MythTV.

[1]: http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr/
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