[mythtv-users] CBS HD content suddenly doesn't play
Brad Fuller
bradallenfuller at gmail.com
Fri Feb 13 23:01:55 UTC 2009
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 02:26:01PM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:57 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
>> > I've been able to play CBS stuff with the internal player on the ATV.
>> > I recently watched some HD episodes of The Unit recorded off the air with
>> > my HDHR on the ATV with no problem.
>> >
>> > The ATV has serious network issues if it isn't setup right. HD material
>> > can easily choke on this before the box has a CPU issue.
>>
>> I've always had problems playing CBS, but only CBS on ATV.
>> Perhaps I have network issues. What can I do to check?
>
> Run a network speed test. Log onto the box and do a file
> transfer to some known good host. A network issue will be
> readily apparent.
>
> 1080i mpeg2 files are BIG. You need a lot of network mojo
> to push them around and stream them. When the ATV goes into
> ACPI cpu state C3 network performance goes to crap.
>
> I have mine forced to C1.
>
> Here is the relevant bit from the atv-bootloader forum:
yeah, I have already done this when it came out. I never tested the
network speed though.
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Brad Fuller
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