[mythtv-users] Teletext when using the pvr350 decoder

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Mon Oct 30 03:31:59 UTC 2006


On Oct 29, 2006, at 5:41 PM, Petter Gundersen wrote:

> I'm having trouble getting teletext working while using the pvr350
> decoder. The same problem is reported in this thread, but no solution:
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/205520
>
> I have a recording with vbi data embedded (VBI format set to 'PAL
> Teletext' in mythtv-setup). If I watch the recording on mythfrontend
> on my computer monitor I can enable the Teletext Menu and everything
> is working as it should. However, when I try to use teletext while
> watching the same recording on my tv using the pvr350 mpeg decoder I
> only get a message saying "Page not available".  Is there any
> technical reason that I can't use teletext while using the pvr350
> decoder, or is it a bug?

You need to use the frame buffer if you want teletext. The mpeg2  
decoder doesn't support it. Although, some people reported having  
success using the MP2 decoder and turning on closed captioning on  
their TV, but it never worked for me.



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