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<blockquote data-quote="ixian" data-source="post: 415533" data-attributes="member: 54932"><p>Stuttering, etc, I can recommend two things:</p><p></p><p>First, have you tried the (new in 1.01) dynamic refesh rate setting? It's in the MP config, under general, last sub menu. Assuming you are playing this on a TV that can support different refresh rates, and your video card can output them (most newer stuff does, and most LCD's/Plasma's/Projectors will), MP will sync the refresh of your card/display to something that matches the frame rate of the video you are playing. This can result in noticably smoother videos for all your content. In my case, it also keeps the video in TV from being all jittery.</p><p></p><p>You can also try disabling RSTP and accessing recordings/timeshift buffer via file sharing, it's documented in the forums, do a search for disable RSTP.</p><p></p><p>Or, you can also take the next step like I did and use 4 the Record - I donated, and have access to the 1.4 beta, which is the one to use with 1.01 right now. In addition to being (I feel) an all around better TV client solution, it has the option in the client to use either RSTP streaming or sharing - no messing with config files, easy to enable/disable. I also found it to be a better (as in, less buggy) client, period - channel changes are even faster with it then MP. Finally, the main reason people use it - actually, two main reasons - one, it has a much better search function for upcoming programs (very Tivo like, down to suggestions and season passes) and two, it has probably the best Web interface I have ever seen. Seriously, it's better than the one DirectTV/Tivo provides. You can even use it on an iPhone which came in handy for me last week when I forgot to schedule 30 Rock and I was on the way to dinner.</p><p></p><p>The way it works is, it completely replaces the TV client, and adds on to (not replace) the TV server portion. In fact, it has a plugin for the TV server. So it's easy to try out and easy to remove if you don't like it.</p><p></p><p>It does have a couple downsides. On the minor front, it's confusing to set up at first - it has it's own database, and you have to import TV channels and guide data from the server and map them to 4TR. There's a lot of little stuff like that that took me a couple days to wrap my head around, but once it's set up it's set and forget.</p><p></p><p>More serious, right now, if you only have one tuner/capture device, and you are watching a channel, and you press record to record the program while you watch it, the video/audio will stop - the recording will fire off without missing a bit, but it doesn't auto-transfer you over to the recording in progress. You have to go back in the guide and select the channel again to watch it while you record, unlike the normal MP client, which smoothly transitions over. It's not that big a pain but it IS a little "wife unfriendly" at first. They are working on fixing this in the next version. If you have more than one tuner/capture device (like I will soon, with two HDPVR's) then this isn't a problem as it will use the unused tuner to record - assuming, of course, you aren't already recording something on it. It also isn't a problem with multiplex-capable DVB-C tuners but I believe you are in the US like me so that doesn't apply. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully they improve this in the near future.</p><p></p><p>Finally, as for the auto-send Select idea, which I assume is because you have the same problem as me - Dish receivers going to that stupid screensaver after every am update - I finally gave in and set up a manual tune-recording at 4:01am, after the guide updates, in my Dish Receiver. Look under manual timers and pick a random channel. That at least will insure that regular tuner commands fire off on schedule - I've already had one recording set for 6am that ended up being a 2 hour recording of the screen saver, and one of those was enough <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ixian, post: 415533, member: 54932"] Stuttering, etc, I can recommend two things: First, have you tried the (new in 1.01) dynamic refesh rate setting? It's in the MP config, under general, last sub menu. Assuming you are playing this on a TV that can support different refresh rates, and your video card can output them (most newer stuff does, and most LCD's/Plasma's/Projectors will), MP will sync the refresh of your card/display to something that matches the frame rate of the video you are playing. This can result in noticably smoother videos for all your content. In my case, it also keeps the video in TV from being all jittery. You can also try disabling RSTP and accessing recordings/timeshift buffer via file sharing, it's documented in the forums, do a search for disable RSTP. Or, you can also take the next step like I did and use 4 the Record - I donated, and have access to the 1.4 beta, which is the one to use with 1.01 right now. In addition to being (I feel) an all around better TV client solution, it has the option in the client to use either RSTP streaming or sharing - no messing with config files, easy to enable/disable. I also found it to be a better (as in, less buggy) client, period - channel changes are even faster with it then MP. Finally, the main reason people use it - actually, two main reasons - one, it has a much better search function for upcoming programs (very Tivo like, down to suggestions and season passes) and two, it has probably the best Web interface I have ever seen. Seriously, it's better than the one DirectTV/Tivo provides. You can even use it on an iPhone which came in handy for me last week when I forgot to schedule 30 Rock and I was on the way to dinner. The way it works is, it completely replaces the TV client, and adds on to (not replace) the TV server portion. In fact, it has a plugin for the TV server. So it's easy to try out and easy to remove if you don't like it. It does have a couple downsides. On the minor front, it's confusing to set up at first - it has it's own database, and you have to import TV channels and guide data from the server and map them to 4TR. There's a lot of little stuff like that that took me a couple days to wrap my head around, but once it's set up it's set and forget. More serious, right now, if you only have one tuner/capture device, and you are watching a channel, and you press record to record the program while you watch it, the video/audio will stop - the recording will fire off without missing a bit, but it doesn't auto-transfer you over to the recording in progress. You have to go back in the guide and select the channel again to watch it while you record, unlike the normal MP client, which smoothly transitions over. It's not that big a pain but it IS a little "wife unfriendly" at first. They are working on fixing this in the next version. If you have more than one tuner/capture device (like I will soon, with two HDPVR's) then this isn't a problem as it will use the unused tuner to record - assuming, of course, you aren't already recording something on it. It also isn't a problem with multiplex-capable DVB-C tuners but I believe you are in the US like me so that doesn't apply. Hopefully they improve this in the near future. Finally, as for the auto-send Select idea, which I assume is because you have the same problem as me - Dish receivers going to that stupid screensaver after every am update - I finally gave in and set up a manual tune-recording at 4:01am, after the guide updates, in my Dish Receiver. Look under manual timers and pick a random channel. That at least will insure that regular tuner commands fire off on schedule - I've already had one recording set for 6am that ended up being a 2 hour recording of the screen saver, and one of those was enough :) [/QUOTE]
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