[bef5000]

I have a NPVR server running on my Windows 10 PC, with a client running Kodi on a Matricom G-Box Q-Squared over WiFi. My client can run about 10 minutes of Live TV before it starts having buffering problems. The video buffers for a few seconds, then plays to catch up, then buffers again, and repeats. If I stop the stream and restart, the 10 minute or so timer starts again. I checked my connection speed and I get about 41.5 Mbps according to speedtest.net (which I assume should be enough, but correct me if I'm wrong). I also tried playing with hardware acceleration and that didn't help. Does anybody have any thoughts or need any more info to have said thoughts?

[bef5000]

Update: I bought an AC router, which boosted my speed like whoa (technical term). I get closer to 15-20 minutes now before experiencing the same buffering issues. I'm running live TV off an HDHR-Prime. Any thoughts as to why I'm still having these buffer problems? Will try to gather logs...

[bananapeal]

google advancedsettings.xml kodi, on android, Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/userdata/ (enable hidden folders) ... make advancedsettings.xml with text editor...

and put in what you find. on your client, wherever this file lives, you must tweak the buffer a bit.

im using raspberry pi. i made the cache size bigger then put in readbufferfactor or whatever it's called to like 8. ... perfromance improved but i still have stuttering.

if you have a real htpc, i think you can make the readbufferfactor higher than 1 ... say 5 or higher, to make local htpc hold more data than normal.

ok enjoy. good luck, i'd be curious what works for you. i have a new thread where i post my settings and story. we can co-miserate if nothing else

[jmooremcc]

One thing I've recently learned about wifi routers and streaming video is the impact device interference plays. In my case, I had 2 clients on a 5Ghz band that would seemingly randomly pause and lose connection with the server. After much research I found that packet collisions were the root cause of my problem. I also discovered that most home routers by default don't use CTS/RTS protocol but they can be configured to do so. I experimented with different settings and finally found one that resolved my issues.
CTS/RTS can reduce bandwidth, but the effects of excessive collisions are worse. I'm now viewing live TV requiring up to 14Mbs on both clients with no problem.
I believe implementing CTS/RTS may help resolve your issues.

Sent from my GT-P3113

[bef5000]

Thanks yo (not sure how to pluralize yo...)! I'll definitely try those this weekend. I should note that I can replay any other kind of media with no issue (1080p movies on a hard drive connected to the router, recorded live TV that is still in .ts format on the HTPC server, etc). This issue only arises when watching actual live TV.

[Ex70s]

Test on a hard wire. I am pretty sure your losing packets over the wifi. Live streams are Waaaayyyy LESS tolerant of ANY lost packets!