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Hi Folks!

 

First of all - great thanks go to "hackbart" chris for this

wonderfull tool for b2c2 card(s). :D

 

 

i'm talking about v1.95 demo:

 

1) ***

Switching channel in the channellist is not possible via

a keyboard command (space or something). Only a

mouse-doubleclick can switch a channel

-> leads to problems with girder or other remote controll software.

 

2)***

About remote control in general:

I suggest, you throw away lirc support - support GIRDER.

It's takes away the pain that everyone has to configure lirc commands

manually -> simply provide us with an easy to create girder profile wich

everybody can use lirc and ANY other remote control (even network

events or sms messages and so forth ...) ! PLEASE ! Winlirc support is

really quite useless.

 

3)***

Please make the channel-list window zoomable (larger font)

any some way, so it is readable from greter distance.

Remind DVBViewer as PC settop box replacement.

Make it more navigateable via simple Keys and big OSD

menus somehow please.

A simple channel-list as OSD would be my suggestion.

 

4)***

Graphedit - directshow filter stuff (at least support for foreign filters, like

others already requested like ffs ...)

 

 

5)***

Still i cannot get it working in "skystar 4.2x" device mode...

only 4.14 and compatible mode do work.

But that's no really a problem.

Epg & txt both work fine with any of the drivers.

 

6)*** Better OSD Menü (like settop-boxes)

Channel Name Display in OSD BEFORE! the channel is tuned in

would be nice to have. I esp. think of hitting the channel+ key quickly

and repeatedly zapping throug the channel numbers in OSD.

Just like it works when you tune in a channel via the

number keys (e.g. 133). First the OSD shows the name of channel

1, waiting for more input; then it displays channel name of 13 (after you

hit "3" within a sec or so) then 133 and tunes in, if you won't hit any more

keys. i think you got the point :)

-- Or as mentioned before -> mini OSD channel list.

 

7)*** channel-list (editor?)

Please !! How can i configure the channel numbers ?

A List with favourites would be nice to have.

Is there any way to memorize more than 10 channels?

 

 

8)*** zapping times

I think zapping times have improved in 1.95 over 1.8d quite a bit.

can you get more out of it ? sound only - while waiting for picture

if possible. Or some preview epg data of the channel that will bee tuned in.

 

9)*** 10 min BUG

Common Bug -> "10 min exit bug" - well know and discussed; i know u will

fix this pretty soon ;-) like microsoft - selling bugfixes ;-) 15 euro ?

BTW: will the uncrippled version of DVBViewer be included in feature

technisat packages ? I.e. will there be an update for the technisat

software that might include a free version of DVBViewer 1.95 or newer ?

Please do not create "crippleware" (i.e. 10min lim) this is and has never been a good habbit.

 

 

10)*** Pan & Scan settings are not saved

 

hope I don't demand toooo much

Regards,

bbx

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1) It is possible: try to press keys from 1-0 in the main menu. I added a function to "emulate" a tv remote. if you type a number it displays you the channel which will be tuned in, after a few seconds it jumps to the channel if you do not type in the next number.

 

2) Hmm, well i will think about girder. Since i only use one remote i never recognized this problem..

 

3) Well i will think about it.

 

4) I wish i could support other filters than mediamatics dvbfilter. The problem is that the b2b2 filter explicits wants this filter.

 

5) Could you enable the error messages and post me the warning ?

 

6) A "what will come next" in OSD? Cool idea will be implemented today :D

 

7) I know you would prefer another answer, but at the moment there is no was to change the numbers given by the channel class. If i will have more time i add this somehow. I will maybe create a Excel Like Tool to copy and paste these channels. The problem is that i do not want to overcomplicate the handling of the DVBViewer.

 

8) Zapping, you might laught, but i made some beta tests to improve zapping and i even speeded it up to 50ms. No joke the card is that fast. The only problem with this was that the stream was quite often lost and after 30 zappings i had to restart; i tested 14 hours to find the reason for, but i failed. This is why i disabled the function.

 

9) After paying the 15 Euro you receive the right to update whenever you want (you get a uniqe password and username). I know the 10 minutes are ugly, but my experience with radlight showed that such a thing is the only way to "coax" users. During the reason that the older versions are free and you only have to pay the amount once. I think it is just fair (because in 10 minutes you can see everything).

 

 

10) I will rewrite panscan and the stuff after i finished my unicode classes. My plan is also to stretch the video (everything should also be done via my remote engine)

 

Christian

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Hi Christian!

 

Thank you very much for the quick and nice answers!

I appreciate it very much.

 

 

1) see 3 and 6

 

2) Great. You won't have do do much to support gider - gider supports you! just make all functions accessible somehow (i recommend via keyboard commands for now - until whe have some kind of plugin support; see 3 and 6). It works rather well already - except the "switch channel in channel-list window" - thing. I will send you a girder profile template then.

Girder by the way is just a frontend to WinLIRC or many other remote

control devices, there are many many plugins available to support

almost any type of remote control.

If you want you can provide a Girder template with some preconfigured

actions like channel+, fullscreen on/off...

 

 

3) Great! You might simply provide an interface for others to write more sopisticated HID-plugins (for OSD and user input), which will allow implementation of better remote control support, OSD and user io.

 

4) Ok. i recommend closing discussion about this HERE. There are other threads discussion topics like that already.

 

5) Will post you the msg. closed.

 

6) Great so far! Perhaps the tune in can be aborted somehow when

you hit channel+ again ?

 

7) Ok no prob i'm sure this will be solved someday somehow ;-)

 

8) 50 ms ??? no really - you are kidding. this is only the tune-in time

of the b2c2 card - but there is additional wasted time because

of filters/win/and so on, or isn't there any additionl cost ?

sounds really really great for now. i hope this problem can be solved!

i'm sure many many people would appreciate that very much.

20 channels per second sounds like a new adventure for

power zapping kids ;-) So i will hope i will have to reduce my

500ms timeout on my remote quite soon!

 

 

9) Yes great! when will the payment system go up?

what was about the technisat part of the question.

I don't mind if you don't want to talk about that here

and now.

 

 

10) fine

 

 

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