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joEhSuper

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    I am very confused :confused::confused::confused:
    When I try to playback recorded TV --> I only get bricks and squeakings
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    When I do play the SAME file with Video-Module --> The file is being played perfectly....

    Example (LOG):
    First I tried to play the recorded File --> Fußball (LIVE) - ORF eins within TV-Module
    than same file within Video-Module...

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    of course important: File is stored on TV-Server, I'm trying to playback from client...
     

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    When I do play the SAME file with Video-Module --> The file is being played perfectly....
    It looks like the difference between RTSP (TV plugin) - which is true streaming - and UNC (video plugin) - which is more regular playback.

    TsReader log file shows lots of continuity errors when you play the recording with the TV plugin, and none when you play it with the video plugin.

    Looks like you may be using a wireless network connection between server and client. Perhaps buffer configuration could do with a tweak:
    [2017-07-26 22:07:33,229] [1b4b5438] [22f0] - --- Buffering delay = 0 ms

    The other thing to check is that security software on the server side is not causing trouble for TV Server's file access.
     

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    where can I change this?
    It's probably a registry setting.

    @Owlsroost ?

    ...but my advice would be to check that the server side is okay first.

    Given that there are continuity errors, it seems like data is actually lost not just late. That seems more like what I've seen with security software config problems.

    So, like I said: check that security software config on the server side is not causing file access problems for TV Server's streaming server component. UNC (video plugin) uses ["direct"] file access via network share (SMB/SAMBA) whereas RTSP needs the streaming server to read the file and send it to the client.
     

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    It's probably a registry setting.

    It's at: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team MediaPortal\TsReader\BufferingDelayInMilliSeconds

    Default value is 0, range is 0 to 5000 (in milliseconds). Make sure you view the setting in decimal in Regedit. I'd suggest trying 500 then 1000, but if you are getting continuity errors with RTSP it usually indicates packet loss in the network, so extra buffering may not help (and it will increase channel change times).

    You can also run multi-seat TV in 'UNC paths' mode (like how remote video file playback works) if you want to try it - see Advanced Options - MediaPortal 1 - MediaPortal Wiki (the 'Multi seat setup: use UNC paths' option).
     

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    Testing Multi Seat Setup with UNC-Paths - so far works great!:D:D:D
     

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    @joEhSuper
    Great that you have a solution... but I'd strongly suggest you still try to get RTSP working. It's not that RTSP is better. Rather, if the source of the problem is security software config, it may cause other side effects like corrupted recordings. Therefore in my opinion it's important to really solve the problem, not just apply a workaround.
     

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