2011-01-30, 19:55
I've read through many posts, and I understand the buffer setting in the GUI was removed. Cool, no sweat.
I do have some questions about the inherent features of the buffer, however.
The cache setting in the network settings outlined in the WIKI:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Adv...network.3E
Is the Cachemembuffersize within the advancedsettings.xml still a valid workflow, and will putting a larger number as a value improve the playback reliability off of a NAS or CPU over 802.11n? (see end post)
What is the default value of the buffer inside of XBMC, so I have a starting point to add on my values, if still applicable. (i.e. how much of the file is buffered when loaded - does XBMC attempt to buffer the entire file, or just 10MB at a time, etc?
Win XP SP3. XBMC 10.0.
Reason for question: XBMC constant re-buffering (randomly) of 720p or 1080i h.264 files played back from an 802.11n connected NAS via a CIF share. (I know many other factors go into NAS playback and wireless connectivity - I am heavily working on improving those those as well...but all things being equal....) (FWIW, the h.264 files range from 4.5-8GB, and vary in range from 90 min to 2.5 hours. Average is 1.5 Mbps. XBMC can play them just fine when local)
I am watching the buffer via the "o" key, and yes the "vq" and "aq" hit zero% prior to buffering.
I appreciate the time and hard work on development, gang.
~Michael
I do have some questions about the inherent features of the buffer, however.
The cache setting in the network settings outlined in the WIKI:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Adv...network.3E
Is the Cachemembuffersize within the advancedsettings.xml still a valid workflow, and will putting a larger number as a value improve the playback reliability off of a NAS or CPU over 802.11n? (see end post)
What is the default value of the buffer inside of XBMC, so I have a starting point to add on my values, if still applicable. (i.e. how much of the file is buffered when loaded - does XBMC attempt to buffer the entire file, or just 10MB at a time, etc?
Win XP SP3. XBMC 10.0.
Reason for question: XBMC constant re-buffering (randomly) of 720p or 1080i h.264 files played back from an 802.11n connected NAS via a CIF share. (I know many other factors go into NAS playback and wireless connectivity - I am heavily working on improving those those as well...but all things being equal....) (FWIW, the h.264 files range from 4.5-8GB, and vary in range from 90 min to 2.5 hours. Average is 1.5 Mbps. XBMC can play them just fine when local)
I am watching the buffer via the "o" key, and yes the "vq" and "aq" hit zero% prior to buffering.
I appreciate the time and hard work on development, gang.
~Michael