[mythtv-users] Myth very slow to change channels.... (DVB-T)

[Wade Maxfield]

Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> Hi
> 
> 2008/8/26 Wade Maxfield <mythtv at hotblack.co.nz>:
>> As Brad says mythfrontend does not buffer the data.  The backend buffers
>> a little before writing to the recording file, as does the OS/filesystem
>> itself.
> 
> That can't be the explanation... As soon as you kill mythbackend it is
> unable to continue streaming obviously.
> 
> If mythfrontend didn't buffer data it would stop immediately when
> mythbackend is stopped which isn't the case

I don't think so.  As soon as you kill mythbackend, the filesystem 
should flush any remaining data remaining to be written, which 
mythfrontend can then play.  That would account for some of the extra 
time that the frontend continues to play.

  - Wade