At Long Last... Success With A Client System!

[ga_mueller]

I'd been wanting to set up a client system for our bedroom upstairs, but the lack of a wired network connection was a roadblock. I'd tried wireless and powerline networking, and both failed miserably. I finally got something to work, with the unused coaxial cable running upstairs... MoCA. I bought two ex-Verizon FIOS routers (Actiontec MI424WR) reallyreally cheap on ebay, stuck one upstairs, one down in the basement, and ran CAT5 to the router (WRT54G). Throughput is about 10MB/s, which is pretty close to the 12.5MB/s maximum. The upstairs system is a refurb Revo 1600 which is fantastic... plays anything sitting on the server without a hiccup, at around 5-10% CPU load (everything DXVA). It's powering a 23" monitor. For the inquisitive, a few things about the setup which helped get everything working;

- server .ts recordings
- file sharing mode
- mpeg2 uses CLVsd.ax (pdvd9 decoder)
- everything else uses MPCVideodec.ax (MPC-HC decoder)
- all audio is ffdshow
- live tv delay=0 (both server and client)

Hope this information is helpful to anyone considering setting up a GBPVR client.

[ga_mueller]

Well, almost 100%...

Two local stations (KPIX and KNTV) broadcast in 1080i. After trying everything, I can't get them to consistenly play well, either with live TV or a recording, on the client. They stutter. I can pause, then it's OK. This is with TS Mux, file sharing.

With the ATI mux, I can play recordings from these two stations perfectly, using streaming. But live TV sucks. Doesn't work with file sharing, either.

Any comments? I've confirmed it's a "wimpy processor" sort of limitation, as the files stutter when played locally (as ts's) on the client.

[toboR]

- live tv delay=0 (both server and client)

If pausing seems to help, I suggest you consider increasing the delay. 4000-6000ms seems to work for me.

[imagn]

I also had to increase the tv delay and its at 9000 (which i think is the max). I havent seen to many issues, and recordings definitly play fine from all channels. It does sound like you need a little longer buffer to keep things smooth

[ga_mueller]

I also had to increase the tv delay and its at 9000 (which i think is the max). I havent seen to many issues, and recordings definitly play fine from all channels. It does sound like you need a little longer buffer to keep things smooth

On your server, what mux are you using, and are you using streaming or file sharing on the Revo?

TIA for the info.