[mythtv-users] live HDTV choppy, but recording in progress good

[Steven Adeff]

On 10/6/06, James D <jamesdtrance at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a VIA SP13000 based system, 512MB RAM, and using the onboard video.
> When I try to watch live TV on HD stations the sound is very choppy, the
> video isn't perfect but is very watchable. However, if I schedule a
> recording and then start watching the recording with mplayer, it plays just
> fine - same video quality, but perfect audio. I'm thinking myth's internal
> player just isn't as good, the difference I've noticed when monitoring the
> system during playback is that when watching live TV there is a lot of CPU
> being used under "wa" on the CPU line in top, whereas watching a recording
> in progress with mplayer there is almost none.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
> Has anyone been successful with HDTV on an SP13000 / CN400 system?
> Is there a way to hack mythtv to use mplayer for live TV?
>
> Incedently, on that last point playing live tv from an xterm with something
> like "mplayer dvb://WOFL-DT" also yields bad quality and it crashes after
> ~30s, it's only when i play a recorded file that it works.

I too have noticed that trying to watch an HDTV show while being
recorded hiccups quite a bit, once the show is done recording it plays
fine.

-- 
Steve
Before you ask, read the FAQ!
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions
then search the Wiki, and this list,
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/
Mailinglist etiquette -
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List_etiquette