[mythtv-users] Please Wait...

[Harry Coin]

Are there any settings or other changes I can make to reduce the time 
between choosing a recording and when it plays, or choosing a live 
channel before it starts?
I'm wondering what is going on during the 'Please Wait...' that happens 
between when a recording is selected and when it starts playing.  It 
just takes so much longer than commercial DVR's that come with dish, 
cable etc.    It makes 'surfing channels' pretty much impossible. 

My setup is a master backend, a couple of slave backends, and a couple 
of frontends.   Whether the frontend is a really fast box or an older 
model seems not to matter.  Whether the show is 'dish 301 low def' or 
ATSC OTA hidef appears to matter little as well.   What settings or 
setups can improve the time between the choosing of a recording / 
channel and when it begins?

Thanks for such a great effort, all the minutes I don't watch 
commercials, what a gift.  An online version of 'no erectile dysfunction 
or reverse mortgage' spam filter.