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<blockquote data-quote="marco2357" data-source="post: 273897" data-attributes="member: 76787">MediaPortal Version:&nbsp;&nbsp; Release Candidate V1.0.0.0 RC1 My USB TV stick seems to have a software encoder. I don't know what this actually means because the bundled MediaCenter works easily and also ChrisTV works like a charm. But for MediaPortal this means that I need a MPEG encoder (it won't find any channels otherwise). So I'm using the InterVideo Video Encoder (MainConcept MPEG and CyberLink MPEG Video Encoder do not work).So my questions:- What is the MPEG encoder needed for? For the streaming from the server to the clients?- Will there ever be another solution or is there one already (MediaPortal is the only software I know having this dependency)?My problem is that I have a single seat installation and the Laptop I use has no chance at all to manage that load. After about 10 seconds of 100% CPU usage, the Preview (MediaServer Configuration) crashes/stops. The same in MediaPortal itself. When I connect with MPlayer, it hangs after about 3 seconds (probably the same problem).If there won't be a usable solution soon, I might buy an USB TV adapter that supports hardware MPEG encoding. But I have one concern: What is the channel switching time for such cards in MediaPortal?My experiences are that MediaPortal easily needs up to 5 seconds (while ChrisTV is ready in about half a second). Will this be better if hardware MPEG encoding is supported? Otherwise this is an absolutely no-go criteria for watching TV with MediaPortal.Thanks for your time...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="marco2357, post: 273897, member: 76787"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: Release Candidate V1.0.0.0 RC1 My USB TV stick seems to have a software encoder. I don't know what this actually means because the bundled MediaCenter works easily and also ChrisTV works like a charm. But for MediaPortal this means that I need a MPEG encoder (it won't find any channels otherwise). So I'm using the InterVideo Video Encoder (MainConcept MPEG and CyberLink MPEG Video Encoder do not work). So my questions: - What is the MPEG encoder needed for? For the streaming from the server to the clients? - Will there ever be another solution or is there one already (MediaPortal is the only software I know having this dependency)? My problem is that I have a single seat installation and the Laptop I use has no chance at all to manage that load. After about 10 seconds of 100% CPU usage, the Preview (MediaServer Configuration) crashes/stops. The same in MediaPortal itself. When I connect with MPlayer, it hangs after about 3 seconds (probably the same problem). If there won't be a usable solution soon, I might buy an USB TV adapter that supports hardware MPEG encoding. But I have one concern: What is the channel switching time for such cards in MediaPortal? My experiences are that MediaPortal easily needs up to 5 seconds (while ChrisTV is ready in about half a second). Will this be better if hardware MPEG encoding is supported? Otherwise this is an absolutely no-go criteria for watching TV with MediaPortal. Thanks for your time... [/QUOTE]

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