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Does anyone know about if there is an existing issue where playing Disney or Netflix addon it detects DV , though once it matches original frame rate 24p it loses DV and colours are wrong. As workaround I had to set directly 24p in the Kodi settings, however the UI is not smooth, but in this case problem does not happen .
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fritsch
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Already done, you find it at the usual location. Changes: nothing, besides the version in comparison to the last one.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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Periodic Video Freeze Problem and Resolution (not a Kodi Problem)
Over the past few days, SD, HD, and 4K videos have Stopped playing for several seconds and then resume. After troubleshooting for a bit (Network, Storage) I discovered that the Sling TV app had been running in the background and force killing the app made the problem 'go away'.
I guess that makes Sling TV a bad neighbor for Kodi. I didn't manage to pull up any references when searching and thought this might be a useful breadcrumb for future video freeze and stuttering troubleshooters.
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2020-05-27, 09:01
(This post was last modified: 2020-05-27, 09:08 by noggin.)
One thing that may, or may not, be relevant is that Freeview-HD in the UK on the PSB-3 / BBC-B mux - which carries BBC One HD, BBC Two HD, CBBC HD, ITV HD, C4 HD and C5 HD - uses on-the-fly dynamic progressive / interlaced encoder switching which can confuse some decoders (though why this would work for live TV but not for recorded TV is then a question I guess).
These channels dynamically switch the broadcast encoders between 1080p25 and 1080i25 (i.e. actually switch the encoder from progressive to interlaced) on a GOP-by-GOP basis, rather than just staying permanently in 1080i25 (and using MBAFF to handle static/native progressive content). This increases the decoder efficiency - but has caused issues in the past for both consumer TVs (Sony TVs used to flash the on-screen banner and/or audio glitch on a format change - and you could have format changes every couple of seconds on some content...)
The interlaced/progressive switching isn't handled on a show-by-show basis (with playout metadata) - it's handled by the encoder itself, with the encoder deciding whether the content should be encoded as interlaced or progressive.
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What is everyone doing about the limited space on the Firestick? I get constant low storage warnings and poor performance as a result.
I have nothing installed but unremovable system apps and Kodi.
I've tried moving Kodi to external thumb drive, but then Kodi's performance is just terrible.