[mythtv-users] Playback stoppy and go-y. Ie super-duper-uber-jittery.

[Kevin Kuphal]

Greg Stark wrote:
> Long time listener first time caller.
>
> Just set up mythtv 0.19 with freshly compiled 2.6.16 kernel and ivtv 0.6 and
> PVR-350 card. Graphics card is an ATI-based 9600.
>
> When I try to play live tv it plays full screen for about half a second. Then
> it pauses for about half a second. Then it plays for half a second, then
> pauses....
>
> It seems too extreme to just be a sound or video driver issue. It's almost as
> if it's catching up to the end of the recording and buffering except that it
> happens even if I rewind. The logs do seem to indicate something like this but
> I can't figure out why it's happening.
>
> Incidentally, where do I find the key bindings for controlling playback once
> started? left arrow seems to rewind but, for instance, how do I get the menus
> back?
>
>   
What video drivers are you using for your ATI card?  You'd be suprised 
how crappy performance can be when using unoptimized drivers.

Kevin