<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 3:10 PM David Engel <<a href="mailto:david@istwok.net">david@istwok.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 01:40:09PM -0400, Jim Abernathy wrote:<br>
> I've been running the Mythfrontend and Leanfront apps on my Nvidia Shield<br>
> for years. However due to switching my main streaming app from SlingTV to<br>
> DirecTV Stream so I could get the RSN channels which carry my local NHL team<br>
> games, I've been forced to use one of my FireTV 4K sticks instead of the<br>
> Nvidia Shield.<br>
> <br>
> This is not a problem except for the performance of the Mythfrontend app on<br>
> the FireTV 4K. In the past I've only tested it on recorded programs that<br>
> were HD either 1080i or 720p. While these are okay on the FireTV 4K, it is<br>
> no where close to Leanfront, which is good on the FireTV 4K.<br>
> <br>
> My testing has brought me to Live TV with the mythfrontend app on the FireTV<br>
> 4K. There seems to be a huge lag in the lip-sync; several seconds. I don't<br>
> see this with recorded programs.<br>
> <br>
> Has anyone established the best settings for Mythfrontend v31 for the FireTV<br>
> 4K stick?<br>
<br>
You might try the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max<br>
(<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/9/22662985/amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-max-announced-features-price" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/9/22662985/amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-max-announced-features-price</a>).<br>
Faster CPUs and more memory will help. Also, using the simplest,<br>
plainest, MythTV theme you can find (like MythCenter) might help too.<br>
<br>
David<br>
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David Engel<br>
<a href="mailto:david@istwok.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">david@istwok.net</a></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Until I can get the new FireTV stick Max, I'm using a 5x1 HDMI 2.0 switch. It's not ideal due to remote complexities. I have all 5 inputs used. FireTV 4k, Nvidia Shield, RPI4. Blu-ray player, and Linux PC. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There's a good solution in there somewhere. I just want it simple enough that I can still figure it out after the 3rd beer.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jim A.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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