[mythtv-users] Sound stutters during dark video

[Kevin Slater]

I had a similar issue with MythTV on my combined FE/BE running on a low
power VIA EPIA motherboard. The solution was to get properly functioning
accelerated video working. The problem no longer occurs.

...Kevin

On 11/13/06, Mr. Demeanour <mrdemeanour at jackpot.uk.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a frontend/backend dual-role system:
>    1.5GHz P4
>    512Mb RAM
>    NVidia GeForce Fx 5400
>    Intel ICH5 AC'97 motherboard audio
>    Debian unstable, custom kernel
>    MythTV 0.20, installed from binaries
>    Hauppauge DVBT PCI card
>    Avermedia AverTV USB receiver
>
> When video fades to black, the audio starts to break up. When the dark
> interval is over, the stutter goes away. This happens with recorded
> matter as well as when watching "live" TV. It doesn't always happen, but
> it does seem to be the usual case. The fade doesn't always have to be a
> full fade to black - just a period of relatively dark video is sometimes
> sufficient. The stutter usually lingers for about a second after the
> video has become bright again.
>
> I have no idea whether this is related to one specific receiver, or
> whether it happens on both. It seems to me that it didn't always happen,
> but I'm not sure when it started. The system started out as a Knoppmyth
> system, running MythTV 0.18, and has more-or-less gradually been
> transformed into a true Debian system.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what might be behind this?
>
> Thanks,
> Jack.
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