topic Re: Jerky viewing in PCs & Accessories

Jerky viewing

p.szwarc — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:07:33 GMT

For the last few days, viewing a video on TV through the Media receiver is jerky: from time to time (irregularly) the picture and sound freeze for a few seconds. When the flow becomes smooth again it picks up where the elapsed time puts it ¿ i.e., if it froze for 10 seconds it picks up with 10 seconds lost. If I rewind a little and start again, it may or may not freeze again, and when it does, it's often not in the same place.

I tried giving the GigaPocket Server process a higher priority, but it doesn't change anything (the process is very low on CPU anyway). Defragmenting the files didn't help either.

The Media receiver is connected through a cable, not WiFi.

VGC RA-104, XP Home with all available updates. The only change I can think of that might have an influence was applying the latest batch of Windows security patches. No other significant system change.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Re: Jerky viewing

kee-lo_ — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:27:29 GMT

Have you tried a system restore to before those updates

Re: Jerky viewing

itbroker — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:52:10 GMT

Nop,

I use the Media Receiver normally and i get a very cool image. Is true !, at some times he freeze (When i change the channel), but, not so long. I have a PCV-RZ504.

Re: Jerky viewing

p.szwarc — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:50:58 GMT

Have you tried a system restore to before those updates

I can't: I have turned System Restore off because I use a weekly image backup (with Acronis True Image). But if I restore to a week before I'll need to update several other programs (anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc...) so I'll do that only as a last resort.

Re: Jerky viewing

kee-lo_ — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:06:34 GMT

Now thats a good idea, weekly imaging

Re: Jerky viewing

p.szwarc — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:31:03 GMT

Now thats a good idea, weekly imaging

Yes it is. Especially as Acronis does incremental imaging, it takes no more than 2 minutes. I scheduled a monthly full image (takes less than 10 minutes) and a weekly incremental one.

All of which doesn't solve my problem

Re: Jerky viewing

kee-lo_ — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:34:56 GMT

It's good value for money

The only other thing I can say is reinstall the streaming box

Re: Jerky viewing

p.szwarc — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:27:48 GMT

The only other thing I can say is reinstall the streaming box

Good idea, I hope. Just how do I do that? Thx

Re: Jerky viewing

kee-lo_ — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:15:15 GMT

NMR even LOL

Uninstall it from Device Manager - hopefully this'll refresh it

Re: Jerky viewing

p.szwarc — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:54:15 GMT

Uninstall it from Device Manager - hopefully this'll refresh it

What's the device name? I can't find anything remotely like the Network Media Receiver in the Device Manager.

Thanks