dropouts when watching hd tv (1 Viewer)

[Owlsroost]

Yes, it is needed.

Unfortunately the entry in the registry isn't there...

It's called 'BufferingDelayInMilliSeconds' in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team MediaPortal\TsReader (and if it gets deleted TsReader will recreate it when it runs)

 

[Owlsroost]

You have to create it yourself.

No, you don't.

If any of the registry values are not present, TsReader will create them (with default values) when it runs.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

If any of the registry values are not present, TsReader will create them (with default values) when it runs.

While this is true for the buffer value, it did not work for the automation key, for which I created the entry manually.

Not a big deal...

 

[Owlsroost]

If any of the registry values are not present, TsReader will create them (with default values) when it runs.

While this is true for the buffer value, it did not work for the automation key, for which I created the entry manually.

Not a big deal...

It's the same registry handling code for all values, so I don't understand why it would work for one value but not another one (and I've never seen it fail to create a key/value on my systems).

Can you try an experiment please ? Backup your current TsReader registry key contents, then delete the key. Play TV or a recording (so that TsReader is run), then check if the key has been re-created. (The 'key' is the 'folder' containing the values i.e. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team MediaPortal\TsReader).

If that works OK, then try just deleting a value and see if it gets re-created.

If it doesn't work then I guess there may be some sort of permissions problem (or Anti-virus software etc. blocking the registry writes).

 

[HTPCSourcer]

then delete the key.

Complete set of keys is created.

If that works OK, then try just deleting a value and see if it gets re-created.

It did get recreated. Don't know why that was not the case initially. So things work as you designed them.

 

[RicoHTPC]

Here's the first log with the adjustable tsreader. buffer time is 200msec and the rest is set to default.
I started watching tv with this settings around 14:23
And I still have hickups every couple of minutes.

 

[Owlsroost]

Here's the first log with the adjustable tsreader. buffer time is 200msec and the rest is set to default.
I started watching tv with this settings around 14:23
And I still have hickups every couple of minutes.

Thanks for the logs - interesting.....

Do you use any audio delay in LAV Audio ? (e.g to correct A/V sync)

 

[RicoHTPC]

No I don't. Why?

 

[RicoHTPC]

Next pair of logs, buffer 500 msec this time.
Better impression but still some audio drops.
Started watching tv at 19:15 this time.

 

[Owlsroost]

Next pair of logs, buffer 500 msec this time.
Better impression but still some audio drops.
Started watching tv at 19:15 this time.

OK, thanks for the logs.

The reason for the 'audio delay' question is just to help me understand what might be happening downstream of TsReader. In your logs the audio stream is behaving very differently to most logs I've seen and I'm trying to work out why....