[mythtv-users] Channel changing pause

David Watkins watkinshome at gmail.com
Fri Jun 29 08:38:27 UTC 2007


On 29/06/07, Damian Surr <damian at gingermagic.co.uk> wrote:
> How long is the delay on your Myth System when you change channels?
>
> Mine used to be about 2 or 3 seconds, but seems to have increased since
> I started using a higher resolution. Maybe it's because my system isn't
> beefy enough or maybe the signal I'm getting isn't strong enough, or
> maybe there's always a delay with digital TV (I have no experience of
> Freeview in the UK outside of Myth).

Yes there's always a delay with digital (for example my DAB radio
takes about 2 seconds to change station).  2 to 3 seconds sounds about
right for mythtv, though some people report longer.  Search the list;
you'll find *much* discussion on it.

Simply put, your card takes a while to retune, there's some database
and file management going on and mythtv has to collect enough data
before it can start the decode process.


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