2018-11-26, 09:27
I have been using Kodi 18 beta versions (and now RC1) on multiple PCs. While the Live TV functionality in general has improved, the recordings list navigation badly stutters. I have about 2900 recorded WTV files, and I use the folder option in the side menu (Estuary), so all recordings of one series are grouped under a folder. Even with organizing these groups, I'd still have close to 100 items in the list. The interesting thing is that there is absolutely no issue going through that list of folders, and the navigation is completely smooth. However once you open a series folder, and even if it has one or two recordings, the navigation/UI badly stutters, and the background Kodi tasks slow down substantially. It feels like that Kodi is still going through 2900 recordings, even if that particular folder has only one or two. As soon as you hit back button, and go back to the Recordings list organized in folders, the UI goes smooth again.
The video play itself has no issues at all. The recordings play super smooth and the FW/REW functions work perfectly fine.
Kodi Live TV UI overall behavior is much different. In Kodi 17, the UI navigation was smooth all the time, however when a large recording file stopped playing, there was a big pause in the UI, where it would be completely non-responsive. Deleting a recording would bring even bigger pause. My 2900 or so recordings are in a media server, and the Kodi client seemed to build recording list, every time a big recording was stopped, or deleted. There was no UI stutter other than those several second long pauses. Kodi 18 doesn't have those pauses, and recordings are deleted instantly. However the UI navigation has huge stutters, in the series folders. Even if you start Kodi, and don't play (or delete) a Live TV recording, the series folder navigation is still choppy.
It definitely has something to do with my obscenely large number of WMC recordings. Just wanted to mention a huge difference between Kodi 17 and 18 in this regard.
The video play itself has no issues at all. The recordings play super smooth and the FW/REW functions work perfectly fine.
Kodi Live TV UI overall behavior is much different. In Kodi 17, the UI navigation was smooth all the time, however when a large recording file stopped playing, there was a big pause in the UI, where it would be completely non-responsive. Deleting a recording would bring even bigger pause. My 2900 or so recordings are in a media server, and the Kodi client seemed to build recording list, every time a big recording was stopped, or deleted. There was no UI stutter other than those several second long pauses. Kodi 18 doesn't have those pauses, and recordings are deleted instantly. However the UI navigation has huge stutters, in the series folders. Even if you start Kodi, and don't play (or delete) a Live TV recording, the series folder navigation is still choppy.
It definitely has something to do with my obscenely large number of WMC recordings. Just wanted to mention a huge difference between Kodi 17 and 18 in this regard.