improving client performance

[zaprat]

I have decided to checkout "streaming" to a client and have had mixed results.

As I use wireless for streaming, I am accept the very occassional dropped video frame, but what I cant understand is the latency in the GBPVR GUI on the streaming client. This is particular evident when I attempt to do something that updates the database (eg. added a show to recorded list). Under these circumstances it not unusual to get not responding message until it decides to return to life.

Before everyone jumps in the comment; "because it's wireless!:eek:" I should mention that I use the same wireless link for filesharing and streaming video and I have no such problems with responsiveness/latency.

Is there a tweak to improve responsiveness?

Any help would be aprreciated.

PS. someone mentioned you can increase the buffer , if so how and will it help this situation?

[stustunz]

i know you dont want to hear it
but the problem with wireless is that it can only send data one way at a time
so streaming takes a while to respond on a wired connection so on a wireless connection that is doubled
nothing you can do that will really make a big difference

file sharing is the better way to go just you cant realy watch tv live or time shift ahve to wait till recordings are finished
but prgraming guide deleting recordings happens faster (less freezes)

[zaprat]

Further to this I checked the logs on the client PVRX2.exe.log and noted a large number of ERROR messages similar to this - "Unable to find requested skin image: _Taskimages\Recording.png" (other files not found included _TaskImages\Search Guide.png, _TaskImages\Live TV.png, etc). I was unable to locate any of these files in gbpvr directory tree.

Is this the cause, and if so how do I fix it.

[zaprat]

I agree, I did notice a small improvement in responsiveness when I used filesharing mode, but I did not think it was to significant (I am unable to conduct quantitative analysis).

Are the errors in my 2nd post a potential cause?

[stustunz]

i guess any error is bad and it sound like it looking for something
you will have to wait for Sub sorry i dont know

[stustunz]

post your full log sub will ask for it anway

[zaprat]

Looks the error is no big deal. I was wondering if it does take time away from other activities.

See this post.

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...n+image%3A

I'll try a direct connection as a test and see what happens?