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<div>Hi all,</div>
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<div>I'm sorry to say that I agree with Felix on that one...</div>
<div>We should give the user the oppertunity to choose whether he wants to view buffered TV (with all its advantages) or or plain TV (bit streamdump from the HW) - it can even be under a compilation flag...</div>
<div>What we shouldn't do is to decide for the user how he or she are going to watch TV.</div>
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<div>Isn't that what LINUX is all about - freedome of choice..?</div>
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<div>BTW: in the windows SW I got with my Hauppauge 150 I am able to view TV and record quite smoothly.... (I can't explain it...).</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>-rlv</div>
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<div>Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:00:44 -0500</div>
<p>From: "Josh Burks" <<a href="mailto:dotnofoolin@gmail.com">dotnofoolin@gmail.com</a>></p>
<p>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV channel buffer</p>
<p>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>></p>
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<p>On 4/14/06, Felix Rubinstein <<a href="mailto:felixru@gmail.com">felixru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p>> I don't compain, it's just the first time I encounter a limitation in Linux!</p>
<p>For those who are keeping score at home: Windows - 1.2 million+, Linux - 1</p>
<p>> Once again, I don't want just to watch TV but instead to watch TV under</p>
<p>> MythTV, what if I watch TV and switch my receiver to another channel,</p>
<p>> instead of seeing the new channel right away, I wait for 4 secs new channel</p>
<p>> to appear.</p>
<p>> People don't you ever thought that it's merely a showstopper? My point was</p>
<p>> that it's the first time I was shamed Windows outperformed Linux and why,</p>
<p>> because no one ever took some time to think about more optimal algorithm.</p>
<p>If you have a way to record 4 real time seconds of video in 2 seconds</p>
<p>time, then please share. The lag you experience is due to the buffer</p>
<p>setup. Granted, this lag time maybe could be reduced. I don't know,</p>
<p>I've never looked at that part of the code.</p>
<p>> The most important feature doesn't work correctly, don't you think so, don't</p>
<p>> you use S-Video or don't you switch channels? Or I should waste time to</p>
<p>> correct the code?</p>
<p>That's your honest opinion. IMHO, I want to sit down and watch only</p>
<p>what I want to watch. I do this by recording lots of programs ahead of</p>
<p>time. If I wanted to channel surf, I'll use my TV, it's tuner is</p>
<p>better suited for that.</p>
<p>> MythTV doesn't know the channel was switched, for it it's just a stream of</p>
<p>> bits, all I want is just:</p>
<p>> mplayer /dev/video0</p>
<p>> and that this stream to be buffered for me to go forth and back.</p>
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<p>> How can I use MythTV if I need to wait 4 secs every time I switch to the new</p>
<p>> channel???</p>
<p>Um, don't channel surf and watch prerecorded shows? Or deal with the</p>
<p>lag. Your call. Personally, I'm happy.</p>
<p>Josh</p>
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