[mythtv-users] channel change delay with PVR350

[Malcolm]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Stults" <bstults at crim.ufl.edu>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 8:13 AM
Subject: [mythtv-users] channel change delay with PVR350


> Hello,
>
> When I change channels in mythtv, or if I change the setup and use the
> cable box to change the channel, I get a pretty serious delay.  I'd say
> it's about 2 seconds.  This makes flipping through channels impossible.
>   I'm just wondering if this is normal, or if there might be something I
> can do to fix this.
>
> There was a thread a while back about this and David Engel wrote some
> patches to help with this, among other things.  That thread ended back
> in early January, though, so I suspect that the changes are already
> rolled into 0.14.

>From what I understand it's normal.  Myth has to encode the signal on a
capture card, buffer it, decode for your viewing.  The process causes aprox
2 to 3 sec delay.  Commercially available PVRs like the Tivo and Replay also
have that delay.

Malcolm