XXV means "Xtreme eXtension for VDR" and is a central service for the administration of the VDR and his environment.

key benefits are:

• Full remote access to VDR environment.
• easy extendible perl framework
• scaleable to control one or many VDRs, with one interface
• multiple gateway interfaces
  
  • HTML,XML,JSON over HTTP,
  • and as proof of concept : WAP,TELNET,SOAP
• many skins
• Core feature
  
  • searchable, sortable EPG (Electronic programming guide)
  • view and edit timers, recordings, channels
  • autotimer (create timer by user defined full text searchs by EPG data)
  • remote control and monitor video signal
  • integrated live tv streaming (need streamdev plugin)
  • stream recordings
    over HTTP for internal browser plugins (with start seeking)
    or alternative as playlist over SMB/NFS for external players
  • view list of recordings with preview images
  • adjustable user access level/roles
• many nice additional feature, like
  
  • display own or muggle music database with audio streaming
  • display teletext pages from osdteletext-plugin
  • Community feature like shared data "most programmed EPG events"
  • Media library to manages media like DVDs, VCD, etc.
  • event system for rss feed, mail notification
  • gathering of system data, display as charts
  • chronicle with collected data about taked recordings
  • add tags or keywords to autotimer, timer, recordings
  • resolv timer conficts, automated move timer between channels or differents VDR
  • ...

Here are a few screenshots from xxv with various skins.