Reddwarf Wrote:Would be interesting to know what server hardware you are using, I'm running npvr on an Athlon 64 3GH< dual core with 4 gig ram and a raid 0 array, and I am quite satisfied with the channel changing speed.
My hardware is not very recent but good enough:
Dual core 2.8Ghz,
2 GB RAM
windows 7 32 bits
I'm currently running a dual boot Linux / Windows system,
Linux VDR + xbmc + vompserver using MVP as clients
Windows : Dvbviewer (no MVP) and sometimes NPVR + MVP
With NPVR my channel change times are around 3 to 5 sec (more - up to 10 sec - with encrypted channels).
Even more when using MVP.
I dont get those times with VDR or Dvbviewer.
VDR changes channel almost instantly (1-2 sec even with the MVP) and with DVBviewer the times are around the same.
In fact regarding the channel change times, those programs are my references (and my wife's too - don't forget the WAF factor)
The sluggishness that i mentioned is in my oppinion the sum of small waiting times (disk writing buffer, black screens, encryption issues, etc etc...) that interfere with viewing experience.
I want to be fair with Sub. I DO appreciate is work that i've been following since 2006. I've tried all is releases hopping to stay with NPVR.
So i'm starting a new clean windows install to give another shot at NPVR.
I want to use windows (other factors) and NPVR is the only PVR on that OS with decent thin client support.
I'll post my findings here and i'll try to be constructive with my critics.