[mythtv-users] livetv choppy DVB-S1/2 (player waited x ms for video buffers)

[Stefan Pappalardo]

Decreasing the "ringbuffer size" to min value was not the solution.
It was simply "luck" that there were fewer waiting-messages in the log,
directly after the change.
(I increased the buffer back to its max value: 96256 kb.)

Perhaps it is not possible to get livetv without stuttering with mythtv
since version 0.25, because of a new design for handling livetv?!?

Does anyone has got a setting without choppy / stuttering livetv out there?
If there is someone, can you please give us your specs (hard-/software)
and one to three days of mythfrontend.log).

Thank you

Am 24.08.2013 01:33, schrieb Stefan Pappalardo:
> Thank you very much for the link.
>
> I'm glad not to be the only one who wants to find a usable solution to
> the stuttering/choppy livtv problem :-)
>
> But for now I tried something unusual:
> I decreased the "ringbuffer size" in mythtv-setup to 4700 kb (default
> value; max: 96256 kb).
> I don't really expected an improvement, but it seems to reduce the
> choppy livetv.
> The logging confirms the impression by decreasing the count of
> messages about waiting for video buffers.
>
> I will give it a try, and only increase the value if I notice any
> problems with HD content.
>
> I will test the message-line-count in a few days and post it here.
>
> Am 23.08.2013 19:38, schrieb John Pilkington:
>> On 23/08/13 17:25, Stefan Pappalardo wrote:
>>> Hello jyvenard,
>>>
>>> yes I tried you workaround. And yes it works. But did you try it
>>> yourself?
>>>
>>> In my opinion it is not a practical workaround for everyday tv looking
>>> and zapping for the hole family.
>>>
>>> But how do you know that it is a bug? Is it already reported
>>> somewhwere?
>>> (I searched the internet for hours, not finding the same error again.)
>>>
>> See this thread, from last year.  There are a few suggestions for
>> simplifying the workaround, although they may be outdated now. As
>> suggested elsewhere, if your family really wants to zap around, the
>> TV tuner is a better option.
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/520090#520090
>>
>> By the way, most MythTV bugs get fixed quickly; quite a lot by JYA :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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