nextPVR blank screen, unresponsive to client, hdhrprime view works ok

[bananapeal]

Howdy folks,

I have an rpi3 client. I understand there are other forums that support it and belieb me i am asking for support there too... on its own issues.

This time I've confirmed a nextpvr issue by running upstairs to where my server is and trying to play a channel in nextpvr right after the rpi had problem. Choosing any channel, even SD in nextpvr made a blank screen. This instance occured on 7/21/2016 ~ 2:15pm ... i was going to pastebin just those logs but then i read your sticky and you want all the logs in the folder, zipped. so here they are.

the other logs may tell tales of rpi3 buffering and stuttering during playback, and big time trouble when channel switching. i am working on optimizing its configuration. when set to just one channel, it can work 80%... it's on wifi so it buffers every once in awhile and i expect to fix with cache settings. it is butter smooth bringing up menus and cpu is not stressed. it's really close to working. if you're intrersted in my rpi3 issues, here's a link:

https://discourse.osmc.tv/t/rpi-buffer-s...wifi/17948

Otherwise, please help with why nextPVR sometimes comes up blank the way it just did this pm? sometimes it goes right into a channel and works fine, outside of buffering issues.

Also, i havent touched the settings in ffdshow (ffdshow mplayer codecs are what i use for everything in the decoders page, lav does nothing, and you all say better performance than windoze dtv whatevers)

Are there settings i may use in nextpvr to optimize the stream and make it more wifi friendly? but in all seriousness, why this morning it startup fine, now it comes up blank? i bet if i restart it'll work ok for awhile.

Many thanks for your helps.

i confirm closing nextpvr app and service, then restarting them has produced an sd image on my pc, also within 5s we may switch to hd espn and that works too.

[JavaWiz]

Couple questions:

Did you purchase the MPEG codec for the Pi? Even though it's a Pi3, I suggest spending the $3-5, for me it made a difference.

What rPI client are you using? I did not have much luck with OSMC, however that was quite awhile ago. I've recently switched to LibreELEC and have good luck with it. I also have HDHR, and although I don't watch alot of LiveTV, I have tried it and it seems to work OK.

Codec wise, I have not had good luck with LAV either, it would often lock up or give be black screen. I use an old cyberlink decoder (PDVD8), it works much better for me. PM me and I can point you to the version I use.

[bananapeal]

i have the mpeg. i posted here because i was getting blank screen in the nextpvr windows app while the pi couldnt connect. i will try the sanctioned nextpvr approved saf codecs next. perhaps ffdshow crashed or something.

you must pay more money for the cyberlink?

[mvallevand]

SAF may not be legal in all countries, so I am not sure they are sanctioned. If you have the Microsoft DVD decoders in your list use them.

Martin