Stuttering playback - HELP!

Yany · 2007-10-25, 19:45

TV-Server Version: 3 (16353)
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 RC3
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: WinXP SP2 EN
CPU Type: AMD X2 4400+
HDD: WD3200AAKS - 320GB/16MB cache
Memory: 2GB DDRAM400
Motherboard: ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset: Radeon Xpress 3200
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATI X1950Pro/256MB
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 7.10
Sound Card: Audigy 2 Platinum EX
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: SkyStar 2
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver: 4.4.0.0
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD7)
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink Audio
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: EnerMax Liberty 600W
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

Hi guys. Im going slightly mad with this. I cant play TV in MediaPortal, well i can but the channels stutter ! But not all, some are goin well, most are not. I tryied almost everything:

- Installed clean XP and MCE
- installed another Skystar driver (4.4.0.0, 4.4.1 BDA)
- installed another Catalyst (7.9, 7.10, 6.14)
- installed all patches (DVB, VMR)
- installed almost 10 versions of SVNs
- tryied any possible video/audio codec

..now Im at the end, dont know what else to try.

Im using some others players - ProgDVB, DVBDream, AltDVB...without any problems. Any other part of media portal works great - videos, pictures, radios. During playback TV with Cyberlink filter my CPU jumps from 3-12%, even while playing those stuttered channels it never goes to more than 20%.

Everything is installed on one PC (TVE, MediaPortal...), when I open TVServer - in TVChannels I can try "preview" option - and there it stutters also. So maybe the problem is on server side and not on MediaPortal?

But I dont get it, why some channels play well and most are not. Thanks for everyone with any suggestion what to do. I would realy use this fantastic application, cos it has everything I want...

felo · 2007-10-25, 20:42

Its a problem whit the Ati video drivers, or at least is what other people is saying.
So try a few diferent video drivers.

Yany · 2007-10-25, 21:00

Problem with Catalyst? I installed 3 versions of them, nothing helped, always the same. or can someone tell me which version is "right" for my HW and TVe version? Or do I have to install last 10-12 drivers and try? Thats annoying.

Is this realy a Catalyst problem? Someone running Mediaportal without problems with SS2 and ATI card - can tell what version of Catalyst is OK?

What combination of filters are you using in it? This is mine:

TS File Source
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
Cyberlink Audio or AC3 Filter
Cyberlink Video/SP or ffdshow video decoder
Video renderer/Directsound

Can TS File Source be responsible for this problem? I still dont get it why some channels are working well and some are not if this is a ATI driver problem... Thank you.

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-10-26, 00:35

7.2 seems to be a flavour that works.

Yany · 2007-10-26, 08:44

Thank you. Im gonna try it.

Yany · 2007-10-26, 17:08

So, this aint help!! I tryied Cat. 7.2 and its still the same ! Would someone help with this? Whats wrong? I installed clean WinXP SP2 - nothing else, all available updates, IE7, FW1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and mediaportal TVe+RC3+SVN - nothing else. TV playback is still choppy. What could be the reason for this behaviour? Thx.

OK. I installed all this packs into whole another HW (AthlonXP 2500+, 1GB RAM, KT400A chipset, ATI Radeon 8500..) clean XP SP2, Catalyst 6.11 - AND ITS SAME !!! TV playback is choppy. Im at the end, dont know what else to try...

Could this be .NET FW 3.0 issue? Or incompatibility with Skystar2 ver 2.3 ?

Do exist someone - who has Mediaportal with SS2 without this issues??

Yany · 2007-10-26, 20:17

Its definitely TVServer issue !!! - I installed only Mediaportal 0.2.3.0RC3 and TV is working perfect ! Without any problems. So please give me some good advices what to do, to make TVe working.

I installed everything like on yours videos

1-installed SQL + SSMSEE
2-installed latest TVe
3-ran it - updated satellites, scanned for channels
4-installed Mediaportal (default folder)
5-installed latest SVN (default folder)
6-installed client (default folder)
7-ran mediaportal settings (configured all filters, folders etc...)
8-ran mediaportal...

Do I have to configure everything else..???

2007-10-25, 19:45	#1 (permalink)
Yany Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Stuttering playback - HELP! TV-Server Version: 3 (16353) MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 RC3 MediaPortal Skin: Windows Version: WinXP SP2 EN CPU Type: AMD X2 4400+ HDD: WD3200AAKS - 320GB/16MB cache Memory: 2GB DDRAM400 Motherboard: ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard Chipset: Radeon Xpress 3200 Motherboard Bios: Video Card: ATI X1950Pro/256MB Video Card Driver: Catalyst 7.10 Sound Card: Audigy 2 Platinum EX Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: SkyStar 2 1. TV Card Type: 1. TV Card Driver: 4.4.0.0 2. TV Card: 2. TV Card Type: 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD7) MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cyberlink Audio Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Cooling: Power Supply: EnerMax Liberty 600W Remote: TV: TV - HTPC Connection: Hi guys. Im going slightly mad with this. I cant play TV in MediaPortal, well i can but the channels stutter ! But not all, some are goin well, most are not. I tryied almost everything: - Installed clean XP and MCE - installed another Skystar driver (4.4.0.0, 4.4.1 BDA) - installed another Catalyst (7.9, 7.10, 6.14) - installed all patches (DVB, VMR) - installed almost 10 versions of SVNs - tryied any possible video/audio codec ..now Im at the end, dont know what else to try. Im using some others players - ProgDVB, DVBDream, AltDVB...without any problems. Any other part of media portal works great - videos, pictures, radios. During playback TV with Cyberlink filter my CPU jumps from 3-12%, even while playing those stuttered channels it never goes to more than 20%. Everything is installed on one PC (TVE, MediaPortal...), when I open TVServer - in TVChannels I can try "preview" option - and there it stutters also. So maybe the problem is on server side and not on MediaPortal? But I dont get it, why some channels play well and most are not. Thanks for everyone with any suggestion what to do. I would realy use this fantastic application, cos it has everything I want... Last edited by Yany; 2007-10-25 at 19:48.

2007-10-25, 21:00	#3 (permalink)
Yany Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Problem with Catalyst? I installed 3 versions of them, nothing helped, always the same. or can someone tell me which version is "right" for my HW and TVe version? Or do I have to install last 10-12 drivers and try? Thats annoying. Is this realy a Catalyst problem? Someone running Mediaportal without problems with SS2 and ATI card - can tell what version of Catalyst is OK? What combination of filters are you using in it? This is mine: TS File Source MPEG-2 Demultiplexer Cyberlink Audio or AC3 Filter Cyberlink Video/SP or ffdshow video decoder Video renderer/Directsound Can TS File Source be responsible for this problem? I still dont get it why some channels are working well and some are not if this is a ATI driver problem... Thank you. Last edited by Yany; 2007-10-25 at 23:43. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

2007-10-26, 00:35	#4 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 139 Thanked 257 Times in 228 Posts Country: My System	7.2 seems to be a flavour that works. __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. Upload Logs\Pictures etc, use the "Go Advanced" and select the + feature to upload\attach files.

2007-10-26, 17:08	#6 (permalink)
Yany Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	So, this aint help!! I tryied Cat. 7.2 and its still the same ! Would someone help with this? Whats wrong? I installed clean WinXP SP2 - nothing else, all available updates, IE7, FW1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and mediaportal TVe+RC3+SVN - nothing else. TV playback is still choppy. What could be the reason for this behaviour? Thx. OK. I installed all this packs into whole another HW (AthlonXP 2500+, 1GB RAM, KT400A chipset, ATI Radeon 8500..) clean XP SP2, Catalyst 6.11 - AND ITS SAME !!! TV playback is choppy. Im at the end, dont know what else to try... Could this be .NET FW 3.0 issue? Or incompatibility with Skystar2 ver 2.3 ? Do exist someone - who has Mediaportal with SS2 without this issues?? Last edited by Yany; 2007-10-26 at 19:34. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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2007-10-25, 20:42	#2 (permalink)
felo Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Whit my MOM! Age: 7 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Its a problem whit the Ati video drivers, or at least is what other people is saying. So try a few diferent video drivers.

2007-10-26, 08:44	#5 (permalink)
Yany Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Thank you. Im gonna try it.

2007-10-26, 20:17	#7 (permalink)
Yany Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Its definitely TVServer issue !!! - I installed only Mediaportal 0.2.3.0RC3 and TV is working perfect ! Without any problems. So please give me some good advices what to do, to make TVe working. I installed everything like on yours videos 1-installed SQL + SSMSEE 2-installed latest TVe 3-ran it - updated satellites, scanned for channels 4-installed Mediaportal (default folder) 5-installed latest SVN (default folder) 6-installed client (default folder) 7-ran mediaportal settings (configured all filters, folders etc...) 8-ran mediaportal... Do I have to configure everything else..???

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