[mythtv-users] Minimizing bandwidth with MPEG-4

[Torbjörn Jansson]

mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org <> wrote:
> I've tried the DSMyth filter, but it doesn't seem to buffer
> the video stream so the results are identical to using
> mythfrontend: frequent audio stuttering and video pauses.
> 

I know, I have been thinking about rewriting the buffering, maybe use a file
with read ahead.
That shoud take care of the problem with networks with large delays

> The other thing that's a bit of a pain was getting this
> configured in the first place. I have to manually go into
> mysql and change the IP address of the BackendServerIP and
> the MasterServerIP to my NAT Router's external IP address.
> Since I don't want to leave it that way when viewing stuff at
> home, I have to change it back when I return from work. You'd
> think there'd be a way for that information to be set on a
> per-frontend basis. 
> 
> -Andy

Didn't think about that.
So maybe a new configuration option so you can choose not to use the ip and
port from the database and instead specify it manualy in the config program
shoud help.