How fast is your channel switching? (1 Viewer)

[stax]

TV-Server Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: xface
Windows Version: MCE 2005
CPU Type: AMD X2
Motherboard: AMD 770
1. TV Card: KNC-1 DVB-C
Codecs: Gabest
CableTV Provider: KabelBW
Remote: MCE v2
TV: 60cm 4:3 analog

I've measures with the stop timer of my cell phone, I got:

MediaPortal: 5.5 seconds, YAWWWN
DVBViewer: 2.9 seconds

 

[natomb]

TV-Server Version: RC2
MediaPortal Version: RC2
MediaPortal Skin: standard wide
Windows Version: XP (32bit) SP3
CPU Type: AMD 4850e (2,5 GHz)
HDD: WD3200AAJB (320 GByte)
Memory: 2 GByte DDR2-5300 CL5
Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI
Video Card: Onboard (AMD 780G)
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 4.7 (w/o CCC)
Sound Card: Realtek (Onboard)
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: Shipped with mainboard
1. TV Card: Technisat SkyStar HD2
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
1. TV Card Driver: 1.1
2. TV Card: Technisat SkyStar HD2
2. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
2. TV Card Driver: 1.1
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
h.264 Video Codec: Cyberlink H264 codec pack
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19,2°E, Eutelsat
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion v2
Cooling: built-in
Power Supply: built-in
Remote: Windows XP MCE remote
TV: Samsung LE-40M86BD
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

If I switch on the same transponder, then it takes me less than 2 seconds. But if I have to switch the transponder, then it can take up to 5 seconds.

 

[stax]

TV-Server Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: xface
Windows Version: MCE 2005
CPU Type: AMD X2
Motherboard: AMD 770
1. TV Card: KNC-1 DVB-C
Codecs: Gabest
CableTV Provider: KabelBW
Remote: MCE v2
TV: 60cm 4:3 analog

After most of my posts don't get helpful answers I can only conclude that this is a very poor community, asking the same question at doom9 I would probably get more replies, even with only fewest people there using MediaPortal there, most use MPC. Greatest community is maybe at MediaMonkey, it's also maybe the greatest media application. I can only conclude 5+ seconds is normal, there is a general lack of TV related features, there instability and there is excessive memory hunger (MP+TV server + SQL server). Not only are there show stoppers, there are a couple of show stoppers if you make a comparison to the leading TV application DVBViewer, I know one of the reason why they are progressing that fast is they take ideas and maybe even code from open source but the product they offer is absolutely great and the price of 15€ is more than fair.

 

[seco]

Less than 2 seconds


TV-Server Version: 1.0 RC1 SVN 19574
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC1 SVN 19574
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo Wide
Windows Version: Windows XP SP3
CPU Type: Intel E8200 2.66GHz
HDD: Seagate IV 40GB
Memory: Corsair 2GB 800MHz
Motherboard: Asus P5E-VM HDMI
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD4850
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 8.7
Sound Card: ATI HDMI
Sound Card AC3: AC3Filter
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV DVB-C
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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 PDVD 8.0
MPEG2 Audio Codec: AC3Filter
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC 1.7
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion 2
Cooling: Stock
Power Supply: Antec 430W
Remote: Logitech diNovo Mini / FireDTV Remote
TV: Toshiba 46ZF355
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

 

[stax]

Well, I finally figured after two weeks reading the forum a lot that there is a internal TV plugin, the setup shows this option only if you disable HD TV, I don't need HD TV as there are little free channels in germany but yet I enabled the option because there might be more channels in the future. This is a major usability issue as it made me believe there is no way around the slow and bloated server stuff.

Less than 2 seconds

How did you take the time and do you use server or internal?

Well, it seems the internal TV don't seem to support my KNC-1 DVB-C card which uses a BDA driver, was the work on the internal stuff stopped in favor of the slow server stuff?

 

[seco]

Well, I finally figured after two weeks reading the forum a lot that there is a internal TV plugin, the setup shows this option only if you disable HD TV, I don't need HD TV as there are little free channels in germany but yet I enabled the option because there might be more channels in the future. This is a major usability issue as it made me believe there is no way around the slow and bloated server stuff.

Less than 2 seconds

How did you take the time and do you use server or internal?

Well, it seems the internal TV don't seem to support my KNC-1 DVB-C card which uses a BDA driver, was the work on the internal stuff stopped in favor of the slow server stuff?

With a cell phone timer.

I'm using TV-Server with Mediaportal, both are installed on the same HTPC = standalone setup.

 

[vlukinius]

For me it takes under 2 sec to switch channel in the FireDTV viewer that comes with the tv card.
In Mediaportal it is more the double that. Not under 4 sec. This has been the same since the first release I tried almost a year ago.

I am using MP as client connecting to local tv-server.


TV-Server Version: 0.9.2.19311
MediaPortal Version: 0.9.2.19311
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: Windows XP SP 2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
HDD: Western Digital WDC WD800LB-00DNA0
Memory: 2 GB
Motherboard: Winfast NF-CK804
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
Video Card Driver: 169.21 (6.14.11.6921)
Sound Card: Realtek AC'97 Audio
Sound Card AC3: Realtek AC'97 Audio
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.6280
1. TV Card: FireDTV BDA DVB-C
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C / Firewire
1. TV Card Driver: 4.8.0.0
MPEG2 Video Codec: CyberLink SAC Video Decoder (PDVD7 HomeNetwork)
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow Audio Decoder
h.264 Video Codec: CyberLink H.264/AVC Decoder (PDVD7.x)
Satelite/CableTV Provider: ComHem Cable, Sweden
HTPC Case: Silverstone
Cooling: Air
Power Supply: -
Remote: MCE 1039
TV: Samsung LE40A557 (40", Full HD 1080)
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI-HDMI



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Digital Everywhere Support Report: (1. 0. 8. 0)
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Generated on (Y/M/d): 2008.06.26

FireDTV / FloppyDTV devices:
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devices found: 1

Status for device 1
Model : FloppyDTV C/CI
GUID : 0x0012872602001189
HW Ver.: 01.26.02
FW Ver.: 2.4.0 Build 51440
Driver : 4.8.0

Frontend Status:
Frequency.: 378000 kHz, Sig.Str.: 100%, BER: 0
Locked : YES

CAM Module: Conax 4.00e

Windows System Information:
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OS Path: C:\WINDOWS

OS Version:
Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2 (Build: 2600)

OHCI Controller:
Manufacturer: Texas Instruments
Description: Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

Windows Hotfixes:
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Windows XP Hotfix - KB896626 - installed
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885222 - installed

FireDTV Tools:
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No running FireDTV tools found

 

[migube]

Same issuse, cfr my post on https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/get-support-90/streaming-vlc-issues-zap-time-mp-43240/
I'm using Dvb-t & checked the Tvserver & MP logs, seeing +- 5 seconds !

Too long ((

tx if anyone konws how to speed it up

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

I'm using Dvb-t & checked the Tvserver & MP logs, seeing +- 5 seconds

hi migube, is this single\multi seat, my singleseat setup runs between 1-2 secs for channel changes, about 4-6 secs from initial turn on.

Regards

 

[migube]

Hi Paranoid,

Same server for Tv server & MP.

My dvb-t contains 2 tuners (only one active), I will try another dvb-t stick with only one tuner to see.

I have the impression that internal MP TV was far quicker, and that prev versions of tv server also were quicker (still slower than internal), but not easy for me to get back to older versions to check ...

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TV-Server Version: RC2
MediaPortal Version: RC2
MediaPortal Skin: Blueskin
Windows Version: XP sp2
CPU Type: Pentium M 2.2Ghz
HDD: 40gb
Memory: 512
Motherboard: Laptop N800C Compaq
Video Card: Mobility Radeon 7500
Video Card Driver: ATI
Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS Video
Sound Card AC3: SB Audigy 2 ZS Video
Sound Card Driver: SB Audigy 2 ZS Video
1. TV Card: Pinnacle Dvb-t Diversity Dual tuner
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: X10 medion
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection: