[mythtv-users] Slow channel change (only when using numpad)

[Bruce Markey]

Ben Davis wrote:
> I don't think this has to do with buffering because the channel changes 
> much faster when using up/down keys, but when I type in a channel number 
> on the keypad, the channel doesn't change until the number "fades" out, 
> so it takes about six seconds from when I hit the second key to when the 
> channel gets changed.

Press Enter after the last number.

> Is this on purpose?  It would make more sense to me to have the channel 
> change within a second after the last key is pressed on the numpad.

I believe it is on purpose. It would be even more frustrating
if it changed channels while you were hunting for the next
number. You would never see channel 35, only channel 3 ;-).

--  bjm