Frequently Asked Question
Fell free to ask all questions in the forum, if you can't find your problem in the FAQ.
No video is playing but the audio works fine
This is probably because the driver for the graphic card is not allowing hardware accelerated scaling. Try to update the driver and reinstall directx. This problem have been reported a number of times on old laptops or old graphic cards, but a driver update fixes the problem.
No video on secondary monitor or when using TV-out
Unfortunately, the SDL library I use for accessing the graphic-card does not work on secondary monitors and TV-out. I think it is because I use hardware overlay, so currently there is nothing I can do about it.
The player keeps stopping and rebuffering
This is probably because you are using a wireless network that are not able to handle the bandwidth. A 54MBIT network can only provide 15MBIT, and that is if you are close to the access-point. To test the bandwidth, transfer a large file from the server using a normal windows-share and inspect the actual bandwidth. This can be done by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Esc and choosing the "Networking" tab.
How does MythTv Player communicate with the backend
MythTv Player only uses port 6546 to communicate with the backend using the mythtv protocol. It does not need access to the mysql database. Recordings are also streamed through port 6546. Optionally, recordings can be streamed from a samba share for better performance.
Who are you
I am Mikkel Bystrup Stensgaard, living in Copenhagen which is the capital of Denmark. Currently, I am working as a Ph.D Student at the technical university of Denmark within the area of "Low-power chip design".
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