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

[Stef Coene]

On Friday 10 March 2006 19:54, Marco Nelissen wrote:
> >And let's say mythtv wants a 3 seconds buffer.  Isn't it possible to
> > change channels and start playing immediate but with a starting speed of
> > 0.9x? After some time, when the time lag is 3 seconds the speed goes up
> > to 1x.
>
> If it can start playing immediately at a speed of .9x, then it can also
> start playing immediately at a speed of 1.0x.
Of course, but starting at 0.9x allows mythtv to build up buffer and showing 
immediate after the channel change.

> Your suggestion would also require resampling of the audio, which would
> be noticable, and somewhat problematic in the case of 5.1 audio.
Could be.  I capture stereo and the difference between 0.9 and 1 is barely 
noticable.


Stef