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in the mpv configuration directory (usually ``~/.config/mpv``) with the
filename ``channels.conf.{sat,ter,cbl,atsc}`` (based on your card type) or
``channels.conf`` as a last resort.
+ For DVB-S/2 cards, a VDR 1.7.x format channel list is recommended
+ as it allows tuning to DVB-S2 channels, enabling subtitles and
+ decoding the PMT (which largely improves the demuxing).
+ Classic mplayer format channel lists are still supported (without
+ these improvements), and for other card types, only limited VDR
+ format channel list support is implemented (patches welcome).
``--dvbin-timeout=<1-30>``
Maximum number of seconds to wait when trying to tune a frequency before