[mythtv-users] Digital sound via optical spdif, slow after seeking

Nick knowledgejunkie at gmail.com
Thu Oct 26 01:16:47 UTC 2006


On 25/10/06, Willy Boyd <willyboyd at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been using digital sound via a USB optical spdif device (Turtle
> Beach Audio Advantage Micro) for a few weeks now, and for the most
> part everything works and sounds great.  I do have one remaining issue
> though, and I was curious if anyone on the list has more experience
> with digital spdif and Myth.
>
> When seeking in recordings, the "previously playing" sound plays for
> another second or more after the video jumps, before switching to
> "next part" of the audio stream.  It's hard to explain, but imagine if
> you will skipping around in commercials.  If I keeping hitting the "10
> sec" skip too quickly, I'll get audio from one commercial still
> playing in a different one, albeit only for a second or two then it's
> back in sync perfectly.

Do you get the same behaviour if you play the recording in xine or
mplayer and skip forwards/backwards, when using the USB S/PDIF output?
This can at least help rule out MythTV if the issue persists with
other media players.

Nick
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