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Linux-PVR Distribution LinVDR 0.7 Released
Mirko Doelle writes "LinVDR is a very small Linux distribution turning your normal PC with a DVB video card into a rather cool personal video recorder (PVR). 'The Busybox based system requires less than 128 MB disk space and is shipped as compressed bootable CD image (31 MB) with an easy install program. Provided that you have a supported DVB card (Technotrend DVB Premium or Hauppauge Nexus) in your system, you'll get the software up and running running within 15 minutes or less.
LinVDR uses the most recent development version of the Video Disk Recorder software VDR from Klaus Schmidinger. VDR is capable of recording more than one channel per time (as MPEG-2), timeshifting, cutting (with your remote control) and converting the MPEG-2 files into other formats. The 39 plugins delivered in LinVDR extend your PVR to be also a DVD player, DVD recorder, E-Mail reader, Voice mailbox and much more.
Details on the software versions and plugins you can find at the project page. For download, visit the mirror list.'"
When I last looked at that project it only seemed to apply to Europe and maybe the U.K. All because our crankass digital TV providers (DirecTV and various Digital Cable providers) are too tightass to allow computers to decode their encrypted signal legally. So instead we have to use external tuners and LiRC or break the law if we want to have computer based PVRs. Pathetic, isn't it?
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According to the site, "We're here at digital TV, there is no purpose for any analog TV cards." Which I re-translate into English as saying: "Our software only works with digital TV. Don't think about using analog."
Can anyone confirm? Maybe someone who can read the site in it's original German?
When posting a link to the download mirror, don't post the original location first. Don't post it at all. In this case, everyone see's that .iso and clicks it. Server dead. Yes, there's a mirror page, but it's hosted on the same server, so... mirror page dead. In this case people are even getting frustrated and clicking other link and killing it too. Remember, link to mirrors, link to lists of mirrors, never link to disk images!
Do not meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
Right, the first link in the article must be the actual disk image, later maybe a link to the web site (so people can find out about hardware requirements, features, etc.).
The list of mirrors should come last, as the project is unworthy if the server doesn't survive the stampede of the slashdot crowd...
WHY? A little more careful approach would make downloads faster and save the server's admins a lot of trouble...
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Let me get this straight...
It DOES NOT handle analog signals - No cable/OTA analog channels.
It DOES NOT handle HDTV signals.
AND it DOES NOT decrypt encrypted signals - No DirecTV, Dish, etc.
Okay, what is this software for??? Seems to me this is DOA for US.
Exactly. You need to do X? Don't worry install the mini-OS where X is packaged. What's that you say? Now you need to do Y? Just install the mini-OS with that package also.
Wait are you complaining about installing multiple packages all the time? Oh come now, you don't have to install on top of another. Haven't you heard of LILO.
****** Does LILO allow you to scroll down on the list of bootable partitions if find? ****** Wait do you really wanna have that many options just to boot up? ******* segmentation fault *******
Disclaimer: This is not an endorsement of one OS over another. Just a nitpick about bundling up complete OS installs with one of _YOUR_ products.