[mythtv-users] mplayer great, mythtv bad

[malcolm]

On 26/07/10 22:37, malcolm wrote:
> On 24/07/10 06:27, Michael R. Hines wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> So, I successfully did the following:
>>
>> bash$ scan /usr/share/dvb/atsc/us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB | tee 
>> .mplayer/channels.conf
>> bash$ mplayer dvb://NJN-1    # this is my local PBS station
>>
>> The output of mplayer is fantastic. Nice signal. Smooth audio/video 
>> playback.
>>
>> But when I play it back in mythtv, it's choppy with lots of beeping 
>> noises in the audio. The output on my external TV tuner is also very 
>> good, but for some reason, myth just isn't playing it back as 
>> "nicely" as mplayer.
>>
>> Any reason for this? How could I track this problem down?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> - Michael R. Hines
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> if i recall correctly all recent version of mythtv have a separate 
> internal player and don't use mplayer by default.
> It sounds like your set-up performs better using mplayer.
> I've no idea how to change the default player in mythtv but its worth 
> investigating to fix your problem.
>
ok, i missed the re-posting of this topic .. see thread "mplayer digital 
vs. mythtv digital "