2017-09-24, 02:22
When watching 1080P recorded TV content though TVH client in Kodi, I get buffering (count to 100 in center of screen) after I 30-skip a commercial. Its only a few seconds but it annoys me. Client is hardwired 100Mb, dual proc 8 GB of RAM laptop. 720p recorded tv is instant for 30-second skip. Heres what Ive tried:
1. Streamed recordings from server with content on SSDs...still buffers for a few seconds after skipping forward.
2. Play recordiings instead of through TVH Kodi Client, play through NFS share...buffering is a half second and much better. But metadata doesnt work well for CBS News shows.
When I play recordings through TVHClient on my Android phone and BSPlayer, skipping forward on 1080p recordings is instant.
Client
I have a 1Gb backbone with 100Mb client, Dual Proc, 8GB of RAM. basically idle.
Server
TVheadend as a ESXi VM, 3 Core, 16GB of RAM, dual NIC 1Gb. very low utilization. Locally stored or NFS mounts - doesnt matter same buffering.
TVHeadend and Kodi is perfect except for this annoyance. Here are questions:
1. Is there a streaming profile in TVheadend that could fix it for Kodi? Tried Matroska instead of TS and no fix.
2. Should I just use NFS and skip HTSP protocol for watching 1080p recordings?
3. Or am I too easily annoyed by 3 second buffering that I should relax and have more grattitude for life?
Any help would be great,
Chad
1. Streamed recordings from server with content on SSDs...still buffers for a few seconds after skipping forward.
2. Play recordiings instead of through TVH Kodi Client, play through NFS share...buffering is a half second and much better. But metadata doesnt work well for CBS News shows.
When I play recordings through TVHClient on my Android phone and BSPlayer, skipping forward on 1080p recordings is instant.
Client
I have a 1Gb backbone with 100Mb client, Dual Proc, 8GB of RAM. basically idle.
Server
TVheadend as a ESXi VM, 3 Core, 16GB of RAM, dual NIC 1Gb. very low utilization. Locally stored or NFS mounts - doesnt matter same buffering.
TVHeadend and Kodi is perfect except for this annoyance. Here are questions:
1. Is there a streaming profile in TVheadend that could fix it for Kodi? Tried Matroska instead of TS and no fix.
2. Should I just use NFS and skip HTSP protocol for watching 1080p recordings?
3. Or am I too easily annoyed by 3 second buffering that I should relax and have more grattitude for life?
Any help would be great,
Chad