PIP/POP liveTV for multiple tuners

[povarotti]

i think it'd be really cool if you could watch liveTV with picture-in-picture (PIP) or picture-out-of-picture (POP). i dont have multiple tuner cards in my box now, so, i suppose this already exists, but i'm pretty sure it doesn't. it'd be really cool, i think. probably down the road, if/when it happens...just throwing it out there.

pov.

[reven]

picture-out-of-picture (POP)?
ive heard of Picture and Picture (screen split in two, down the middle, both videos sharing same amount of space), and Picture in Picture, but whats exactly picture-out-of-picture (POP)?

nah its not currently available, youll need to ask sub why.

[sub]

Sorry, I've never liked picture in picture, so I have no plans for it at this stage.

[hitek146]

Quote[/b] (reven @ Mar. 15 2005,03:12)]screen split in two, down the middle, both videos sharing same amount of space

That is POP, as is one large 4:3 image on one side of a 16:9 display, with two or three smaller images stacked next to it.....

If there is one image showing on top of another, then it is Picture-in-Picture, if there are images showing besides each other, then it is Picture-out of-Picture.....

I think alot of people(particularly sports fans like myself) would enjoy that feature, especially those with multiple tuners, but even those that might like to monitor a live recording in the corner whilst they are watching an old recording. It may be too much decoding work for some systems, though....

Hitek

[povarotti]

Quote[/b] (hitek146 @ Mar. 15 2005,11:04)]

Quote[/b] (reven @ Mar. 15 2005,03:12)]screen split in two, down the middle, both videos sharing same amount of space

I think alot of people(particularly sports fans like myself) would enjoy that feature, especially those with multiple tuners, but even those that might like to monitor a live recording in the corner whilst they are watching an old recording. It may be too much decoding work for some systems, though....

yeah, sports fan that i am, would love to watch 2+ games at the same time....

pov.

[sub]

Yes, I realise a lot of people would like this feature. My time is quite limited, so I just focus on those feature I want.

Also, it wouldnt be compatible with the XCard, PVR350 or MVP.

[reven]

Quote[/b] ]That is POP, as is one large 4:3 image on one side of a 16:9 display, with two or three smaller images stacked next to it.....

yeah its called Picture And Picture here, go figure.

Quote[/b] ]My time is quite limited, so I just focus on those feature I want.

do you by chance want to display live video on the menu, in the bottom left corner, or perhaps behind the menu instead of the background image?

[povarotti]

Quote[/b] (sub @ Mar. 15 2005,13:49)]Yes, I realise a lot of people would like this feature. My time is quite limited, so I just focus on those feature I want.

well, that makes good sense to me. i can appreciate that sentiment.

[sub]

Quote[/b] ]do you by chance want to display live video on the menu, in the bottom left corner, or perhaps behind the menu instead of the background image?

Nope.

[reven]

well cant blame a guy for trying.