2014-08-26, 18:35
OK so I have XBMC 13 (had the same problem on XBMC 12 though) running on a HTPC (Windows 8.1), playback is flawless 99% of the time, however on occasion (I'd guess, maybe once every 3-5 movies) the playback will freeze for about 5 seconds, stop playback and then go back to the movie title page.
At this point I can press play > resume from last viewed time to carry on watching the movie. It happens with movies of all file sizes.
I firmly believe this is a problem with my network, and not Windows, XBMC or my hardware. (apologies if this is the wrong section)
My movies are stored on NAS drives, and my HTPC is connected to my network via Home-plugs/power-line adaptors (Devolo 500MB/s)
I have drawn a network map in paint, which hopefully explains my set-up a lot easier than me writing it out.
I am only experiencing this problem in the living room, the set-up running in the bedroom never has any connection problems, but it uses VLC as a media player.
Today I tried swapping the home-plug/power-line adaptor in the living room over to a different one (again, Devolo 500MB/s), as I'm hoping it's just dipping out for whatever reason.
Obviously I can watch some movies, but considering it only happens on occasion, I could be watching for several hours.
Is there anything else I can try? My Wireless router is pretty old (802.11g) but considering I use home-plugs/power-line adaptors, it shouldn't matter should it?
I should add at this point, that my network knowledge is limited, so please bear with me on this.
Thanks
At this point I can press play > resume from last viewed time to carry on watching the movie. It happens with movies of all file sizes.
I firmly believe this is a problem with my network, and not Windows, XBMC or my hardware. (apologies if this is the wrong section)
My movies are stored on NAS drives, and my HTPC is connected to my network via Home-plugs/power-line adaptors (Devolo 500MB/s)
I have drawn a network map in paint, which hopefully explains my set-up a lot easier than me writing it out.
I am only experiencing this problem in the living room, the set-up running in the bedroom never has any connection problems, but it uses VLC as a media player.
Today I tried swapping the home-plug/power-line adaptor in the living room over to a different one (again, Devolo 500MB/s), as I'm hoping it's just dipping out for whatever reason.
Obviously I can watch some movies, but considering it only happens on occasion, I could be watching for several hours.
Is there anything else I can try? My Wireless router is pretty old (802.11g) but considering I use home-plugs/power-line adaptors, it shouldn't matter should it?
I should add at this point, that my network knowledge is limited, so please bear with me on this.
Thanks