[mythtv-users] DVD playback slightly jerky

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Mon Apr 4 16:28:37 UTC 2005


On Saturday 02 April 2005 16:55, leith wrote:
> TV Playback and recording playback is perfect.
> 
> DVD playback has no audio syncing issues at all, but it seems as there 
> is a frame jerk every so often that keeps the video on track with 
> things. 
> 
> it is a slight jerk, but it is noticeable. It does not ruin the 
> experience, but it is not optimal.
> 
> any ideas on where to start with this? I am using mythTV's default 
> mplayer command to play the DVD, and I have my mythTV box connected to 
> my LCD tv using DVI through a nvidia FX5200 dvi output.
> 
> it seems like this issue would be simple to resolve, I just need to 
> know  
> where to start.

Is your DVD drive on the same IDE controller as any of the following:

- drive containing OS root
- drive containing swap partition
- drive containing Myth recording partition

If so, it's possible that moving the DVD drive to a separate controller 
might help.

-JAC


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