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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stephen O'Kane" data-source="post: 1194251" data-attributes="member: 155823"><p>OK - I have done a bit of research and I have narrowed the issue.</p><p>Still can't solve it, but at least I can produce it at will.</p><p></p><p>This morning, I recorded two programs.</p><p>1st one at 7.30am was fine (log shows about 0.17 continuity errors/sec)</p><p>2nd one at 8.30am was unwatchable.(log shows nearly 3 continuity errors/sec)</p><p>Same channel for both recordings.</p><p>Computer in the same state too.</p><p></p><p>Only difference was that I left the Chrome browser open, with as few active tabs - probably gmail, twitter, weather and maybe bbc news</p><p></p><p>No other difference, computer was idle during both recordings.</p><p></p><p>So how is chrome affecting Media Portal.</p><p></p><p>I ran a test this evening, I'll summarise that and add logs in the next post.</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #bfbfbf">--- Post updated ---</span></span></p><p>So test recording this evening on the same channel as this mornings recordings, i.e UK Freeview Channel 4 HD.(104)</p><p>Time  | Action</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"> CE Rate for period</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>==========================================================</p><p>1901 - Start Recording(closing MPClient after starting)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.01 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1905 - Start Chrome (google.co.uk start page)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.25 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1908 - Open Gmail Tab</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.97 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1910 - Open BBC News Tab</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.40 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1912 - Open MP Client(at start screen)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.00 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1914 - Bring Chrome to focus(BBC tab)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.00 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1916 - Switch to Gmail tab</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.00 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1918 - Close MP Client(leaving Chrome open)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.39 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1920 - Open Client, and watch current recording from start</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.01 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1925 - Close MP Client</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px">0.34 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1927 - Close Chrome</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><p style="margin-left: 20px"> 0.05 CE/sec:</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p><p>1930 - Open MP Client - Stop recording</p><p></p><p></p><p>So it looks to me that Chrome (Version 52.0.2743.116m)  is affecting Media Portal somehow, but only when the Media Portal Client is not active. I have deactivated all chrome extensions too.</p><p></p><p>The highest rate of errors is when chrome is open, and lowest when Media Portal Client is open, even if not watching anything.</p><p></p><p>The CPU on the machine stayed at less that 5% for the duration, typically at 2% when not watching the recording.</p><p></p><p>So does this help? Does it point to anything that might help.</p><p></p><p>Searching the forum, I found an entry for the same issue, but that thread ended with no proper solution.</p><p></p><p>Can somebody suggest something to try?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Stephen.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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