[mythtv-users] Bad Recordings - Choppy - on .25

[Scott & Nicole Harris]

>>> > I saw a similar issue when I upgraded my existing system from 0.24 to
>>> > 0.25.
>>> > When recording more than one show at a time (via 3 HDHR units), the
>>> > recordings has moments where they were almost like a bad signal.  Lots
>>> > of
>>> > "pixelation" where the screen would get all "artifacty" and when that
>>> > happened, the sound would get that metallic almost robotic twinges in
>>> > it.  I
>>> > don't believe it's a hardware issue because as soon as I switch back 
>>> > to
>>> > 0.24, no problems what so ever.
>>>
>>> Interesting.  I occasionally get that too but it's usually during
>>> periods where I am recording a number of shows so I was just writing it
>>> off to resource strain.
>>>
>>> I wonder if there is more to it.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> b.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hmm, same thing here too.  From an original HDHR.  I assumed it was
>> something interfering with the antenna randomly as I have not been able 
>> to
>> reproduce it.  It only happens maybe twice a week over the last 3 weeks.
>>
>> Jon
>>


>This is happening to me as well on master (0.25). I have 2 HDHR and
>one HDHR Prime (like the OP). The errors are happening at the
>beginning of almost every CBS show here (Comcast, Philadelphia, PA
>area). Rarely it occurs on other stations or the entire show on CBS. I
>was ready to blame Comcast until I saw this thread.
> -- snip --

I will say that the behavior I was seeing when testing 0.25 was with ALL the 
recordings that were done while recording more than one at a time.   It was 
also pretty much consistent; record more than one thing at a time, the 
resulting recordings would all have frequent (as in every 10 - 15 seconds) 
periods of "pixelating" and "robo sound".  The periods would last for only a 
couple seconds, then recover.

Now, there's one catch, on the front end that I was viewing them on, I had 
vdpaubuffersize set, which I have since read needs to be gone for 0.25.  I 
don't know if that was causing the issue, but my inclination is no because 
there were no playback issues wen viewing recording that were single 
recordings or LiveTV (on it's own).