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<blockquote data-quote="Marky Mark" data-source="post: 104306" data-attributes="member: 12893"><p>It seems to be coming on really well, and I am looking forward to using it as my main system, but at present I am still using 0.2.0 with a local tuner for watching TV, and the same arrangement on a second PC for recordings. I am close to using the server for the recording part, but the client needs to be faster and more stable before I can replace the local tuner for viewing. Keep up the good work, it is much appreciated! I will keep testing as much as I can since I don't have the technical expertise to contribute to the development.</p><p></p><p>I have posted a couple of bug reports for specific issues, but thought I would add a few general observations as well.</p><p></p><p>The Server application installed easily enough, although it was useful to have the video tutorials to sort out a couple of things that I had missed. the DVB EPG worked straight away, but I also installed XMLTV to get the episode name to add to the recording filenames (bug reported). Overall the server side seems stable and is making the scheduled recordings OK, although if the master client crashes it seems to retain control of the tuner - if the stream stops perhaps the server should release the tuner. </p><p></p><p>The client application seems a bit slow and less stable (crashes bug reported).</p><p></p><p>A quick note of performance shows:</p><p></p><p>Server runs at 0-1% CPU for the Server process with 1 or 2 clients. Network utilisation is 0.5% for 1 anc 1% for 2 clients on a Gigabit LAN</p><p></p><p>Laptop Client runs at 27-34% CPU for the MediaPortal process when watching TV, but with 100% for several second when starting TV. It takes 17secs to load MediaPortal and 22secs to start TV streaming. Network is 5% on 100Mb LAN.</p><p></p><p>Desktop Client runs at 0.5% CPU for the MediaPortal process when watching TV. It takes 5secs to load MediaPortal and 5-7secs to start TV streaming. Network is 0.5% on Gigabit LAN.</p><p></p><p>Machine specs are:</p><p></p><p>Server:</p><p></p><p>MediaPortal Version: Server SVN12537</p><p>Windows Version: XP Pro SP2</p><p>CPU Type: 2x Opteron 270 Dual Core</p><p>HDD: Seagate SCSI/Maxtor 200Gb IDE/Maxtor 200Gb USB</p><p>Memory: 4GB Registered ECC</p><p>Motherboard: Supermicro H8DA8</p><p>Motherboard Chipset: AMD 8131/8111</p><p>Motherboard Bios: AMI 5000622</p><p>Video Card: Onboard ATI Rage XL PCI 8Mb</p><p>Video Card Driver: rdpdd.dll</p><p>Sound Card: none</p><p>1. TV Card: Conextant</p><p>1. TV Card Type: DVB-T</p><p>1. TV Card Driver: BDA</p><p>MPEG2 Video Codec: </p><p>MPEG2 Audio Codec: </p><p>Cooling: </p><p>Power Supply: </p><p>Network: Gigabit LAN</p><p></p><p>Client 1 (Laptop):</p><p></p><p>MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2 SVN 12537</p><p>MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two</p><p>Windows Version: XP Pro SP2</p><p>CPU Type: Pentium M 2GHz</p><p>HDD: Laptop Drive</p><p>Memory: 512MB</p><p>Motherboard: Dell Latitude D610</p><p>Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X300</p><p>Video Card Driver: </p><p>Sound Card: Sigmatel C-Major Audio</p><p>Sound Card AC3: </p><p>Sound Card Driver: </p><p>1. TV Card: None</p><p>MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV (Bob)</p><p>MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA</p><p>Cooling: </p><p>Power Supply: </p><p>Remote: </p><p>TV: Laptop Screen</p><p>TV - HTPC Connection: </p><p>Network: 100Mb LAN</p><p></p><p>Client 2 (Desktop):</p><p></p><p>b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 0.2.2 SVN 12612</p><p>MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two</p><p>Windows Version: XP Media Center 2003 SP2</p><p>CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+</p><p>HDD: 2x 250GB SATA</p><p>Memory: 1GB</p><p>Motherboard: Acer</p><p>Video Card: NVidia GeForce 6600LE 256MB</p><p>Video Card Driver: </p><p>Sound Card: RealTek AC97</p><p>Sound Card AC3: </p><p>Sound Card Driver: </p><p>1. TV Card: None</p><p>MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV (No Deinterlace)</p><p>MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA</p><p>Cooling: </p><p>Power Supply: </p><p>Remote: </p><p>TV: Acer LCD Monitor</p><p>TV - HTPC Connection: </p><p>Network: Gigabit LAN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marky Mark, post: 104306, member: 12893"] It seems to be coming on really well, and I am looking forward to using it as my main system, but at present I am still using 0.2.0 with a local tuner for watching TV, and the same arrangement on a second PC for recordings. I am close to using the server for the recording part, but the client needs to be faster and more stable before I can replace the local tuner for viewing. Keep up the good work, it is much appreciated! I will keep testing as much as I can since I don't have the technical expertise to contribute to the development. I have posted a couple of bug reports for specific issues, but thought I would add a few general observations as well. The Server application installed easily enough, although it was useful to have the video tutorials to sort out a couple of things that I had missed. the DVB EPG worked straight away, but I also installed XMLTV to get the episode name to add to the recording filenames (bug reported). Overall the server side seems stable and is making the scheduled recordings OK, although if the master client crashes it seems to retain control of the tuner - if the stream stops perhaps the server should release the tuner. The client application seems a bit slow and less stable (crashes bug reported). A quick note of performance shows: Server runs at 0-1% CPU for the Server process with 1 or 2 clients. Network utilisation is 0.5% for 1 anc 1% for 2 clients on a Gigabit LAN Laptop Client runs at 27-34% CPU for the MediaPortal process when watching TV, but with 100% for several second when starting TV. It takes 17secs to load MediaPortal and 22secs to start TV streaming. Network is 5% on 100Mb LAN. Desktop Client runs at 0.5% CPU for the MediaPortal process when watching TV. It takes 5secs to load MediaPortal and 5-7secs to start TV streaming. Network is 0.5% on Gigabit LAN. Machine specs are: Server: MediaPortal Version: Server SVN12537 Windows Version: XP Pro SP2 CPU Type: 2x Opteron 270 Dual Core HDD: Seagate SCSI/Maxtor 200Gb IDE/Maxtor 200Gb USB Memory: 4GB Registered ECC Motherboard: Supermicro H8DA8 Motherboard Chipset: AMD 8131/8111 Motherboard Bios: AMI 5000622 Video Card: Onboard ATI Rage XL PCI 8Mb Video Card Driver: rdpdd.dll Sound Card: none 1. TV Card: Conextant 1. TV Card Type: DVB-T 1. TV Card Driver: BDA MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: Cooling: Power Supply: Network: Gigabit LAN Client 1 (Laptop): MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2 SVN 12537 MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two Windows Version: XP Pro SP2 CPU Type: Pentium M 2GHz HDD: Laptop Drive Memory: 512MB Motherboard: Dell Latitude D610 Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X300 Video Card Driver: Sound Card: Sigmatel C-Major Audio Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: None MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV (Bob) MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: TV: Laptop Screen TV - HTPC Connection: Network: 100Mb LAN Client 2 (Desktop): b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 0.2.2 SVN 12612 MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two Windows Version: XP Media Center 2003 SP2 CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ HDD: 2x 250GB SATA Memory: 1GB Motherboard: Acer Video Card: NVidia GeForce 6600LE 256MB Video Card Driver: Sound Card: RealTek AC97 Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: None MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV (No Deinterlace) MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: TV: Acer LCD Monitor TV - HTPC Connection: Network: Gigabit LAN [/QUOTE]
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