2014-07-27, 23:43
I had this problem then restarted the FireTV and it went away. I haven't seen it come back but I also just received my FireTV a few days ago.
This on an unrooted FireTV with latest firmware (7/27) and XBMC 13.1 stable.
I have both mediacodec and libstagefright enabled, per the default configuration. I'm afraid people may have disabled mediacodec without rebooting their FireTV first, leading to the assumption this is part of the fix.
I'd be interested to know longterm testing with mediacodec off vs on. I'm going to see how well it works for me with it enabled.
If it it does need to be restarted occasionally that is acceptable to me. I still have my AppleTV2 which is what this was meant to be an upgrade from- and I can say that XBMC on ATV2 needs to be restarted occasionally as well due to various issues that popup over time.
As an aside, I'm impressed with the FTV's XBMC playback of 1920x1080 files. I saw some slowdown occurring before I restarted my FTV, but overall I'm pleased. The robust hardware and 1080P support were the main draws to the FTV. The fact I can get Amazon's updates and not lose my XBMC sideload is pretty great. I won't be surprised if this doesn't become the dominant platform for XBMC, and I hope it brings Amazon some money in return for such a nice hackable box.
This on an unrooted FireTV with latest firmware (7/27) and XBMC 13.1 stable.
I have both mediacodec and libstagefright enabled, per the default configuration. I'm afraid people may have disabled mediacodec without rebooting their FireTV first, leading to the assumption this is part of the fix.
I'd be interested to know longterm testing with mediacodec off vs on. I'm going to see how well it works for me with it enabled.
If it it does need to be restarted occasionally that is acceptable to me. I still have my AppleTV2 which is what this was meant to be an upgrade from- and I can say that XBMC on ATV2 needs to be restarted occasionally as well due to various issues that popup over time.
As an aside, I'm impressed with the FTV's XBMC playback of 1920x1080 files. I saw some slowdown occurring before I restarted my FTV, but overall I'm pleased. The robust hardware and 1080P support were the main draws to the FTV. The fact I can get Amazon's updates and not lose my XBMC sideload is pretty great. I won't be surprised if this doesn't become the dominant platform for XBMC, and I hope it brings Amazon some money in return for such a nice hackable box.