Netherlands
i run MP in both modes and in both modes this problem occurs here
TV Stutters after 1 hour (1 Viewer)
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Got the same problem here! Only after turning off/on the tv output, it resumes to sync'ed viewing!
hardware specification? logs?
can you check that you do not have any heat problems?
would not be the first time, that heat causes stuttering/failing TV-Cards
would not be the first time, that heat causes stuttering/failing TV-Cards
- February 28, 2006
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While I haven't actually measured the heat of the TV card in any way (how would one go about this?), switching the TV off and immediately back on solves the problem for another hour or so. would the TV card cool down fast enough in these few seconds to operate correctly for another hour or so?
Looking at your epg.log suggests that you have the DVB epg grabber enabled - is this correct?
You can check this in MP Setup under the Television section - make sure that the option "Grab EPG from DVB stream" (or words like that) is unchecked - I have found that this option does not work in Australia and could cause the symptoms you describe.....
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Looking at your epg.log suggests that you have the DVB epg grabber enabled - is this correct?
You can check this in MP Setup under the Television section - make sure that the option "Grab EPG from DVB stream" (or words like that) is unchecked - I have found that this option does not work in Australia and could cause the symptoms you describe.....
Thanks - will give it a go tonight.
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Well disabling grabbing EPG the from DVB Stream didn't seem to have any effect. I am still getting stuttering TV after about an hour.
Can you please do some more tests that might help us to nail this one:-
If you record a TV program, does it do the same "skipping" after about 1 hour?
Does the same skipping occur on all channels? Is it on both SD and HD channels?
Have you tried any other video decoders than the Nvidia ones - if so, which ones have you tried and was there any difference?
Could you monitor the CPU% and memory usage at the beginning and again at the time of the skipping - is CPU% hitting 100% for some reason?
Is this a dedicated HTPC, or a "general purpose PC? Are there other applications running that might be the cause?
When you say "turn off the TV" do you mean within MediaPortal, or are you referring to the physical TV ?
Is your OS fully up to date with Microsoft patches?
Have you applied the suggestions in the stickies under "Tips and Tricks"? Particularly this one?
If you record a TV program, does it do the same "skipping" after about 1 hour?
Does the same skipping occur on all channels? Is it on both SD and HD channels?
Have you tried any other video decoders than the Nvidia ones - if so, which ones have you tried and was there any difference?
Could you monitor the CPU% and memory usage at the beginning and again at the time of the skipping - is CPU% hitting 100% for some reason?
Is this a dedicated HTPC, or a "general purpose PC? Are there other applications running that might be the cause?
When you say "turn off the TV" do you mean within MediaPortal, or are you referring to the physical TV ?
Is your OS fully up to date with Microsoft patches?
Have you applied the suggestions in the stickies under "Tips and Tricks"? Particularly this one?
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I tried this last night, and while I havent watched the recordning the whole way through it doesnt seem to have started skipping after the 1 hour mark (note: this was a "silent" recording, I was not watching the TV when it was made)
I only use SD channels.
I have tried the Leadtek codec with the same results. The MPV codec squashes the video so I don't use it.
I will try this soon (though I dont think it is).
Dedicated. I have tested this with only MediaPortal running.
Within MediPortal.
OS is fully up to date with all patch from recommended above post applied.
I am still getting the problems. After a little less than an hour the picture just starts to stutter and becomes unacceptable. I have noticed that there a lot of threads like this one popping up, so it looks like there could be a bug somewhere. If you want more logs etc. I can post them here.