[mythtv-users] Why does going to live TV take so long?

[James C. Dastrup]

>James C. Dastrup wrote:
>> Yes. That is why I'm using svn 7738, which is just before the LiveTV began
>> it's overhaul.  My next project is to start to incorporating some of the other
>> new features in 0.19 but avoiding the LiveTV change.  In some ways, I'm making
>> my own personal "stable branch".  If someone else has already done this, please
>> let me know.
>>  
>Why not focus your efforts into addressing the problem you are seeing
>instead of forking and working around?  I'm sure your efforts would then
>benefit the community at large instead of leaving it behind.  If you
>have the wherewithall to fork the code, it seems you would have the
>skills to dive into the code and find out where the problem is coming
>from.  A few well placed timing debug statements in the LiveTV code
>should give you a clear idea of where the delays are coming from and
>then focus your efforts on that.  And if it only happens with remote
>tuners, you should also look at any network settings (NFS, samba, CIFS
>or streaming) to see if there is optimizations there.  I know alot of
>people have found various tweaks on the list for each of those that
>helps greatly.
>
>There is alot you can do to provide great feedback to the product here
>if you are willing.
>

I'm not a developer. I can do a little with code already written, but writing
my own or solving the deep problems is beyond me. Maybe someday...

Regarding the problem, I've seen enough other posts with the same or
similar issues to tell me it's not just me or my network. I'll keep trying
0.19+ again every few months, and hopefully someday it will be fixed.
As for me trying to submit bugs, it gets a bit discouraging when you
try and you're just told something like "It still works, doesn't it? Just 
deal with the 15 second delay if you insist on watching Live TV."
 
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