[mythtv-users] prebuffering pauses every 2 seconds watching tv

[Kevin Kuphal]

If you're using a software decoding card, the default settings for MythTV
for LiveTV are far too high in terms of quality.  I had to cut the
resolution in half, if I remember correctly.  Basically LiveTV is both
encoding and decoding at the same time in order to allow you to pause,
rewind, etc.  This puts double the load on your system and with software
encoder cards (bttv, etc), your CPU can't keep up.  Just lower the
resolution for LiveTV in your Recording Profiles and you should be fine.  I
still have my Default and other profiles at higher quality for my scheduled
recordings and it works fine for me.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of trooper ryan
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 2:31 PM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] prebuffering pauses every 2 seconds 
> watching tv
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm just having a crack at my first MythTV installation.  
> When I try to 
> watch tv, I get prebuffering pauses every 2-3 seconds, making it 
> unwatchable.  I've looked through the list archives and am unable to 
> find the cause.  Both xawtv and tvtime work fine on my system.
> 
> Any starting points much appreciated.
> 
> -Trooper
>