[mythtv-users] Live TV Playback - Is There a Fix?

jim jim_32766 at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 28 23:27:51 UTC 2015


On 02/28/2015 06:03 PM, jim wrote:
> Does anyone know how to have live TV always use vaapi instead of 
> sometimes using ffmpeg? Is there a setting that needs to be set? Is 
> this a bug in the system? Can it be fixed?
>
> The jerkiness of live TV via ffmpeg make the program unwatchable.
>
> The only work-around I've found is to exit live TV after moving to the 
> next selected channel, and then re-select live TV. It seems the system 
> always uses vaapi for the first channel when entering live TV. This 
> work-around has low WAF.
>
I've also notice that the Frames Decoded/Free ratio increases 
significantly if, after entering live TV mode, I pause the the program 
for a couple of seconds before continuing to watch. Thoughts?


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