Problems with TV 3. (1 Viewer)

[cheetah05]

TV-Server Version: Latest (todays build)
MediaPortal Version: Latest (todays build)
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Wide
Windows Version: Windows XP Home SP2
CPU Type: Opteron 146 2.0Ghz
HDD: 8GB IDE
Memory: 448MB
Motherboard: DFI RS482
Motherboard Chipset: NF4
Motherboard Bios: Latest
Video Card: ATI Xpress 200 (similar to X300)
Video Card Driver: Latest 7.4
Sound Card: Onboard
1. TV Card: Compro T200
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: Latest
[MPEG2 Video Codec: Tried all of them.
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Tried all of them.

Hi there,

I have just managed to get TV Server 3 setup as a recommendation from this thread: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/slow_tv_channel_change-t15822.html?t=15822

Basically, I am still having the same problems although it is getting better. Switching on the TV doesn't take as long and neither does changing channel (compared to what it used to be), but it still is kinda slow under the whole "My TV" section - switching screens and channels etc.

I am now starting to think it might be a signal quality/level thing. I wondered if there is any problem that i can use to align my aerial, so that i can move my aerial and it show me the signal strength in real time?

Or is it to do with the fact that I don't have a good enough PC or the TV card itself?

Specs:
AMD Operton 146
512MB Ram (64MB taken by GFX)
ATI Xpress 200 Graphics (X300 - Similar to)
8GB HDD <- I think this slows things down alot, because it seems to take forever to load and things like that, could this be the problem?

Thanks.

 

[cheetah05]

Any Ideas what could be the bottleneck?

I don't think its the CPU as it wasn't really maxing out the CPU time -> I checked in task manager, I could be wrong thought.

I think it might be the RAM (not enough) or the HDD as the TV3 Server is heavily reliant on the SQL server backend and less RAM and a slow HDD could be causing that?

Or could it be the TV card itself -> Not being "fast" enough

 

[Rhys.Goodwin]

Basically, I am still having the same problems although it is getting better. Switching on the TV doesn't take as long and neither does changing channel (compared to what it used to be), but it still is kinda slow under the whole "My TV" section - switching screens and channels etc.

Where exactly is the slowness is it changing channels? If so please include tv server logs on your next post. Or is just the client that is slow? What do you mean switching screens? You need to be very specific and detailed when requesting support?

8GB HDD <- I think this slows things down alot, because it seems to take forever to load and things like that, could this be the problem?

Did you say 8 gigabyte? Is it 5400RPM as well!!?? No offence but that's not a harddrive! Are you running a PVR or a linux router?!!!

 

[Nightmare77]

could always be related to the shared RAM, 512mb and part of it is shared with the video card, perhaps its running low on RAM and is causing slow downs?

 

[cheetah05]

Where exactly is the slowness is it changing channels? If so please include tv server logs on your next post. Or is just the client that is slow? What do you mean switching screens? You need to be very specific and detailed when requesting support?

It's quite literally everything under the My TV section:

• Starting/Stopping TV
• Entering My TV (If autostart TV is on)
• Entering Full-Screen TV
• Entering EPG
• Browsing EPG (sometimes)
• Going from EPG to TV and from TV to EPG
• ...the list goes on...

Sometimes it just plain crashes and requires a restart to get it back again.

Did you say 8 gigabyte? Is it 5400RPM as well!!?? No offence but that's not a harddrive! Are you running a PVR or a linux router?!!!

Yes, its 8GB, I don't do any recording of TV, just want to watch. I have all my music and Films on the Network. I will be getting an 80GB 7,200rpm drive soon enough.

could always be related to the shared RAM, 512mb and part of it is shared with the video card, perhaps its running low on RAM and is causing slow downs?

I stuck another 1GB stick in there and it didn't really make any noticeable difference.




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Logs Below

 

[cheetah05]

My logs: