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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1163711" data-attributes="member: 82144">It may not have changed the overall result, but I expect that opening the port will have allowed TsReader to receive the video/audio/subtitles stream information (PMT). Next step would be (or would have been) to open UDP ports for the actual video/audio/subtitles content. Those are chosen randomly which makes it harder to configure firewalls and routers appropriately, and that's why I suggested that maybe UNC paths would be easier.First I should say: in your case I would not expect any difference playing any recording from &quot;videos&quot; or &quot;TV -&gt; recordings&quot; because you have not configured MP to &quot;use video codecs when playing .ts files&quot; (--&gt;<a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/MediaPortal_Configuration/9_Codecs_and_Renderer/0_Video_Codecs" target="_blank">here</a>&lt;--). The only way that I could explain the stuttering is bad luck/timing with the network connection/bandwidth/latency.You said that your connection is 15 Mbps up/down at each end. TV streams are usually between 1.5 - 20 Mbps (without even considering overhead for network transfer overheads). So, it may be the case that your connection is not good enough. You can test this by checking if SD streams work better than HD streams. If this is the problem, the only solution would be to pay for a faster/better connection.Also, 15 Mbps bandwidth does not say anything about the latency. Variable connection latency can cause problems (eg. buffer underflow). The only suggestion I can offer for this possibility is to increase the TsReader &quot;BufferingDelayInMilliSeconds&quot; registry setting (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team MediaPortal\TsReader).In short: I'm saying that the problem seems almost certainly to be your network connection. Regards,mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1163711, member: 82144"] It may not have changed the overall result, but I expect that opening the port will have allowed TsReader to receive the video/audio/subtitles stream information (PMT). Next step would be (or would have been) to open UDP ports for the actual video/audio/subtitles content. Those are chosen randomly which makes it harder to configure firewalls and routers appropriately, and that's why I suggested that maybe UNC paths would be easier. First I should say: in your case I would not expect any difference playing any recording from "videos" or "TV -> recordings" because you have not configured MP to "use video codecs when playing .ts files" (-->[URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/MediaPortal_Configuration/9_Codecs_and_Renderer/0_Video_Codecs']here[/URL]<--). The only way that I could explain the stuttering is bad luck/timing with the network connection/bandwidth/latency. You said that your connection is 15 Mbps up/down at each end. TV streams are usually between 1.5 - 20 Mbps (without even considering overhead for network transfer overheads). So, it may be the case that your connection is not good enough. You can test this by checking if SD streams work better than HD streams. If this is the problem, the only solution would be to pay for a faster/better connection. Also, 15 Mbps bandwidth does not say anything about the latency. Variable connection latency can cause problems (eg. buffer underflow). The only suggestion I can offer for this possibility is to increase the TsReader "BufferingDelayInMilliSeconds" registry setting (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team MediaPortal\TsReader). In short: I'm saying that the problem seems almost certainly to be your network connection. Regards, mm [/QUOTE]

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