Network 'stutter' - any cures? (1 Viewer)

[RepoMonkey]

MediaPortal Version: Current SVN
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo Wide
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: P4 2.4
Memory: 2Gb
Video Card: Nvidia 7600GT
1. TV Card: Dvico FusionLite
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 3.5

Hey guys. I have my MediaPortal based PC up and running pretty sweetly now - very happy with everything, apart from one niggling source of irritation. When I watch a video over the network, it stutters briefly about every two minutes. It doesn't completely ruin the experience but it's still annoying. Anyway - is there a cure for this, such as increasing the prefetch buffer size?

 

[CHli]

What kind of network connection is it ? What is the source computer hardware ?

 

[RepoMonkey]

What kind of network connection is it ? What is the source computer hardware ?

Hi - yea - should have mentioned that. It's a 54Mbps wireless connection (rock-solid though, at both ends). The source PC is a very powerful 4Gb desktop box with very up-to-date hardware and a terabyte of SATA drives. If I stream video through something like Winamp then it's stutter-free - it only happens in MediaPortal.

 

[DaveV]

What codecs are you using?
I do the same with a 3.5Ghz HTPC streaming from one 3Ghz P4 and another server with a P3 600Mhz, both stream 1080i with no stutter via a wired 1Gbps network.

 

[moullas]

If your Wlan AP supports it, check the Access Point's CPU utilization. Maybe you are capping out your connection and the Access points drops a packet or some and that is the cause of the stutter.

Give more info,.. (brand of Wlan cards, AP or Router used )

 

[Klept]

What kind of network connection is it ? What is the source computer hardware ?

Hi - yea - should have mentioned that. It's a 54Mbps wireless connection (rock-solid though, at both ends). The source PC is a very powerful 4Gb desktop box with very up-to-date hardware and a terabyte of SATA drives. If I stream video through something like Winamp then it's stutter-free - it only happens in MediaPortal.

Just went through this myself. I dropped wireless all together. I bought G, Turbo-G (108mbps) but stopped short of "N". N is still to young and I've read too many different types off issues with all the top manfs.

I learned the hardway that 108mbps wireless, is not the same as 100MBps hard wired. MegaBits vs. MegaBytes.

I have MP installed on 4 machines at my house. The other 3 are just "Clients" that I use the interface on to watch DVD's etc ripped to the 4th MP machine which acts as the "Server". It's in my main media room and is the only one with a TVTuner.

I had that studder with 54mbps, and with 108mbps wireless. (I think the 108mbps is a crock. I noticed that the card would only scale up to 108 when it was too late. The bandwith was allready used up and the video would be choppy. At which point the wireless would start sending out compressed packet "Bursts".) This may work for normal web browsing, and other network use, but not streaming DVD, and HD Quality video.

I am in the process of hardwiring Gigibit 1000 lan. Just some futureproofing.

Hope this helps, and if you want me to elaborate on anything lemme know.