[mythtv-users] 4Meg buffer on Playback details

[Jim Stichnoth]

On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Pieter De Wit <pieter at insync.za.net> wrote:
> I see that there is a "new" (I only found it last night :) )menu option
> under the playback menu that shows details about the current playback. Stuff
> like Disk to buffer, buffer to decoder etc.
>
> Since it's a big overlay, I can't have it on 24/7, but I did notice that
> there is a 4meg buffer before the decoder. On live TV this buffer is hardly
> used, it stays at 99% free all the time. When playing back a movie, this
> buffer is used.
>
> So my question is, should the buffer (ever noticed how close the 'g' key is
> when writing that...) be used during LiveTV - could this be a possible
> solution for the LiveTV program change issue ?

The buffer during Live TV stays mostly empty because you are watching
in close to real time -- the frontend has buffered as much as
possible.  If you pause for a few seconds and resume, you'll probably
find that the used buffer % increases.

Jim