[odoll]

I've two issues while playing music from my mp3 library (samba share) using a ftvs4k these day (started using xbmc still on xbox ....)

i) music playback randomly stutters (not too often but at least to get anoying (think I never noticed this on ftvs1 nor ftv2 nor PI1))

ii) though Kodi stays "alive" while watching a movie the display of the TV gets black after ~ 25 min if haven't interacted with it even e.g. with lyrics on and no screensaver set.
Though the screen gets black the playback continues and when I press a button on the remote the default fTV menu comes up and I can "start" kodi again (or better I can bring the kodi gui back while playback continues)

Anybody an idea or hint two improve either of the two? thx!

[odoll]

Haven't tried Matrix, yet, but nobody else's annoyed that 18.9 doesn't stays in focus while playing music as it does on the playback of a video?!?
(My preferred Xonfluene skin isn't availabe for 19, yet)

[burcs]

Set the kodi screensaver. That'll keep it in focus so you're not kicked back to the home screen. I set mine to dim and bump it up to 60. I typically only use Party Mode in full screen and animate the fanart so it acts as a screensaver, as well. But it stays in focus is the main thing.

[odoll]

Thx - Set a screensaver too now as a workaround. Also picked Dim, set the dim level to 100 percent - which btw is NO dim at all - and set the time to kick in to 20 min.
This seems to mitigate the behaviour.