TV problem with Kodi on FireTV

[webdept]

I am running NextPVR on Windows 10 ... runs great. I loaded Kodi on the latest Fire TV box. I have the Fire TV box, and not the stick, because I want to use an ethernet connection. I was using the FireTV box with a TLC brand LED TV using the HDMI port. It worked beautifully. I connected to the NextPVR server on my Windows 10 box and loaded all of the live TV channels in Kodi. It worked well so I moved the Fire TV box to another room in my home. Still on an ethernet connection. This TV is a Westinghouse LED. Really the only difference in the setup is the TV. And Live TV on the Westinghouse TV doesn't work so well. It constantly freezes, pixelates and is generally unbearable. When I move the Fire TV, with Kodi, back to the TLC TV ... it works fine.

I don't understand how the TV could be a factor but it seems to be. Hopefully there is a an expert reading this post that could shed some light on my problem.

Thanks in advance.

[mvallevand]

The FTV doesn't do mpeg h/w deinterlacing so it is not necessarily the best choice for a NextPVR solution. For deinterlacing it can even be content type, 1080i hockey for me is not watchable on my FTV. Some people don't see the problem but perhaps your monitors don't react to the quality problem the same way. If you have any 720p channels check if they are ok.

Martin

[wdcspurs]

Sounds silly, but try a different HDMI cord. I had the same issue when switching TVs with my fire TV and was trying to use the HDMI I unhooked from my Directv DVR. For whatever reason switching out the cables fixed the freezing, pix-elation and intermittent loss of sound. Give it a try!

[mrdally204]

I've run into some buffering and small pauses in Kodi as well on the Fire tv. What I do that helps quite a bit for me is pause the station for a few seconds when I switch to a new channel. For me it looks like a buffering issue where Kodi is expecting data that is not there yet? The most obvious times it happens to me is transitioning from a tv show to commercial, or end of an episode where you have a black screen with text credits. The bandwidth in these scenarios drops and causes kodi to buffer (my experience, others please chime in)