[mythtv-users] Playback on xbox

[Stephen Atkins]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Atkins" <atkinss at shaw.ca>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 6:47 PM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Playback on xbox


> Hello all.  I've got a AMD 2500+ with a 120 gig HD and a pvr-250 backend
and
> myth .17.  Everything works great on the backend and was in use as my
> primary frontend for over 6 months.  I recently got an xbox for use as a
> frontend.  I installed GentooX MCE 1.2 (using evox/mce.xbe) and upgraded
the
> myth from .16 to .17 with no install problems.  Live tv works great at
> 720x480 at 5600kbs video and 384 mp3 audio.  I can use a nfs share to
watch
> ripped dvds with no skipping using xine or mplayer (I prefer xine).  The
> only problem I am having is with recorded tv shows.  No matter what bit
rate
> I use (transcoded to mpg4 or not) it pauses for two seconds plays for two
> then pauses again repeat until stopped.  There really isn't much
difference
> between live tv and playing a recorded show so I'm not sure whats going
on.
> Any one have any idea?
>
> Stephen

Okay what did you guys do?  It seems to be working now.  The only thing I
changed was to add deinterlacing (kerneld).  I did notice in the logs that I
forgot to set suid but I haven't reloaded mythfrontend to use it yet.

I'll still take any suggestions to make playback even better.

Thanks

Stephen