[mythtv-users] Why the PIP Limitation?

[Nick Rout]

Martin wrote:
> Hi Brent,
>
> That's what I'm looking for ... I searching infos about PIP features in 
> MythTV ... 
>
> my idea is to watch a DVD /or recorded Show / Video and PIP into LiveTV ... 
> searching about why there are limits in MythTV ?
>
> Yes I know the different players used in MythTV ... internal player ... 
> xine(-lib) and mplayer ... anybody more infos ... I'm now searching mplayers, 
> xine and vlc some other pages ...
>
> Martin
>   
Thinking aloud, mplayer or xine will play more than one video at a time 
- I mean separate instances.

Running the main program fullscreen and another instance set to "on top" 
in a small size in one corner would simulate PIP?

None of which answers your real questions, it is at best a hack ;-)