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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 1018868" data-attributes="member: 18896"><p>MP-TVSeries just adds another plugin that MediaPortal has to add to the mix, and it also does a lot of background tasks. It is much more intense in doing background tasks then for example Moving-Pictures, because the data on TheTVdB is much more extensive and updates much faster then say IMDb/TMDb (the sources MovPic mainly uses).</p><p> </p><p>Also keep in mind that each time you start MediaPortal for the first time, most plugins use this time to rescan the entire collection (check for missing episodes, missing artwork, etc). Scanning a large TV collection can take a long time, and if you do not let this process finish before starting playback on a media, then this will interfere with the playback.</p><p> </p><p>MP-TVSeries config has the following options to minimize background impact as much as possible:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Online data tab -> Enable local/online scan when starting MediaPortal</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Online data tab -> Automatically download updated data from theTVDB.com every: XX hour(s)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Online data tab -> Update all existing Fanart on Import</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">General tab -> Watch my Import folders for changes automatically</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">General tab -> Scan remote shares every XX minutes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">General tab -> Scan remote shares while fullscreen video is active</li> </ol><p>If you just disable all the options above, then you just force a manual import each time via the hidden menu (left arrow on most skins). The entire import process from start to finish is then indicated by the spinning circle animation, so you know exactly when it has an impact on your system resources.</p><p> </p><p>This might be too cumbersome for you to force import manual each time, so then you can play with other settings, for example you can re-enable the import scan when starting MediaPortal (but then be patient before you start your first mediaplay, use a manual import to 'time' how long an import takes on your system).</p><p> </p><p>More system memory, or a fast SSD (Samsung 840 or Intel 520) could also solve it, as the high amount of disk activity is removed as a bottleneck then. Enabling the more dangerous 'write back cache' setting can also work on a mechanical harddisk if you already have 4GB+ in the system.</p><p> </p><p>The final solution is to indeed switch to a lighter solution such as the special XBMC version that is optimized for E350 and alike thinclients, aka OpenELEC -- <a href="http://openelec.tv/" target="_blank">http://openelec.tv/</a> (even works on a RaspberryPi)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 1018868, member: 18896"] MP-TVSeries just adds another plugin that MediaPortal has to add to the mix, and it also does a lot of background tasks. It is much more intense in doing background tasks then for example Moving-Pictures, because the data on TheTVdB is much more extensive and updates much faster then say IMDb/TMDb (the sources MovPic mainly uses). Also keep in mind that each time you start MediaPortal for the first time, most plugins use this time to rescan the entire collection (check for missing episodes, missing artwork, etc). Scanning a large TV collection can take a long time, and if you do not let this process finish before starting playback on a media, then this will interfere with the playback. MP-TVSeries config has the following options to minimize background impact as much as possible: [LIST=1] [*]Online data tab -> Enable local/online scan when starting MediaPortal [*]Online data tab -> Automatically download updated data from theTVDB.com every: XX hour(s) [*]Online data tab -> Update all existing Fanart on Import [*]General tab -> Watch my Import folders for changes automatically [*]General tab -> Scan remote shares every XX minutes [*]General tab -> Scan remote shares while fullscreen video is active [/LIST] If you just disable all the options above, then you just force a manual import each time via the hidden menu (left arrow on most skins). The entire import process from start to finish is then indicated by the spinning circle animation, so you know exactly when it has an impact on your system resources. This might be too cumbersome for you to force import manual each time, so then you can play with other settings, for example you can re-enable the import scan when starting MediaPortal (but then be patient before you start your first mediaplay, use a manual import to 'time' how long an import takes on your system). More system memory, or a fast SSD (Samsung 840 or Intel 520) could also solve it, as the high amount of disk activity is removed as a bottleneck then. Enabling the more dangerous 'write back cache' setting can also work on a mechanical harddisk if you already have 4GB+ in the system. The final solution is to indeed switch to a lighter solution such as the special XBMC version that is optimized for E350 and alike thinclients, aka OpenELEC -- [url]http://openelec.tv/[/url] (even works on a RaspberryPi) [/QUOTE]
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