[mythtv-users] Live TV ("Waited 2 seconds...") freeze does not occur when using mpeg4

[bobnvic at everestkc.net]

Tony Maro wrote:
> Well, It still freezes within 3-5 minutes of starting a background 
> transcode.  I can reproduce it _every_time.  I've also added a 
> second 6 
> GB hard drive that only has the buffer
> 
> I also crashed the frontend by pausing live TV and then fast 
> forwarding 
> back up to current time  - when I did, the frontend started using 
> 100% 
> cpu and froze.  After that, the backend wouldn't respond to a web 
> status 
> request either and both backend and frontend had to be killed and 
> restarted.
> Does ANYONE actually have this working on a PC using  (not an 
> XBox) 
> using software transcoders without having freeze problems?  What 
> hardware / distro do you use?

I have a PVR-250 and automatically transcode to mpeg4.  I've never
had a problem with freezing that I can attribute to transcoding, just
LiveTV.  I've watched lots of recordings while those recordings are
being transcoded and not had any issues.