[mythtv-users] Live TV ("Waited 2 seconds...") freeze does notoccur when using mpeg4

Tony Maro tony at maro.net
Sat Dec 20 05:33:04 EST 2003



> -----Original Message-----> 
> 
> Tony Maro wrote:
> > Well, It still freezes within 3-5 minutes of starting a background
> > transcode.  I can reproduce it _every_time.  I've also added a 
> > second 6 
> > GB hard drive that only has the buffer
> > 

> 
> I have a PVR-250 and automatically transcode to mpeg4.  I've 
> never had a problem with freezing that I can attribute to 
> transcoding, just LiveTV.  I've watched lots of recordings 
> while those recordings are being transcoded and not had any issues.

I guess I didn't specify, but yes, it only affects live TV on my system
as well.  I unfortunately do have freezing in Live TV when not
transcoding, but it's guaranteed to freeze within a few minutes of
starting live TV if a transcode is going on.

-Tony



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