[mythtv-users] EXTREMELY choppy video

[Tom Lichti]

Mark L. Cukier wrote:
> Tom:
> 
> Yes, I do see the prebuffering pause message in my Xterm.. I'm *pretty* 
> sure that it's just video and not audio, but I'd have to confirm that 

I'll bet you it is. I noticed the audio more than the video.

> when I get home from work. I tried switching on the "use Video as time 
> base" option, but it didn't seem to help...

Yeah, I figured as much.

> 
> I am using Kernel 2.6.10... has this been confirmed as the cause of 
> heartache? (I saw discussion of it in the archives)...
> 
> - Mark

It might be. Try disabling XvMC, that's what got rid of it for me. Of 
course my CPU usage is high now, but at least there is no stuttering. I 
saw a post recently that mentioned 2.6.9 as being a good kernel.

Tom