[mythtv] Delay between programs in LiveTV

[David Engel]

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 03:48:58PM +0200, Dag Nygren wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Been using MythTV for a long time now and basically happy, but one thing is starting to bother 
> me:
> 
> In my installation there is a longish delay (5-10s) between programs when the program 
> changes to the next.
> During this time the frontend is completely unresponsive and the picture is frozen.
> 
> I know that we are switching files on the backend during this time, but it shouldn't really take 
> that long to close and open a file?
> 
> Now my questions are:
> 1. Is this normal or is it only me?
> 2. Can I do something about it?

A small delay is normal.  What you describe is not.  What value do you
have configured for Setup // Video // Playback // Advanced Playback
Settings // Audio Read Ahead?  I know large values for that can
adversely affect live TV changing between programs.

David
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