[hoppel118]

@hoppel118 do your best to break this build and let me know.

30 tries here from P7FEL to P7MEL, no hang, no crash, using refresh rate change.
I even reduced the time between attempts to 30 seconds. 

Let the movie run for 30 seconds, stop, start a new one.
https://mega.nz/file/uBNgTRgD#oFFF1-fvfW...sw7zZpXOZI

Delay zero if using refresh rate change.

I'm really curious to see how it behaves on your end.

I made some further tests. Same procedure as every day... 

• deinstalled your build
  
• installed your build
  

1st test with Kodi default settings

P7FEL.mkv

• started the P7FEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• restarted the P7FEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• repeated the test with the same file, until it fails...
  

It was possible to play the file 18 times before failure (spinning wheel).


P7MEL.mkv

• started the P7MEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• restarted the P7MEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• repeated the test with the same file, until it fails...
  

It was also possible to play the file 18 times before failure (spinning wheel).


P7FEL.mkv / P7MEL alternately

• started the P7FEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• started the P7MEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs
  
• repeated the test, but it never failed...
  

It was possible to play the two files 50 times without failure.


2nd test with adjust display refresh rate on start / stop active

P7FEL.mkv

• started the P7FEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• restarted the P7FEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• repeated the test with the same file, until it fails...
  

It was possible to play the file 8 times before failure (spinning wheel).


P7MEL.mkv

• started the P7MEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• restarted the P7MEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• repeated the test with the same file, until it fails...
  

It was also possible to play the file 8 times before failure (spinning wheel).


P7FEL.mkv / P7MEL alternately

• started the P7FEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs,
  
• started the P7MEL file, played it 11secs, stopped it, waited 3secs
  
• repeated the test, until it fails...
  

It was possible to play the files 4 times before failure (spinning wheel).

• Reset HDMI, started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the files 4 times before failure (spinning wheel).
  
• Reset HDMI, started to test the same procedure. Now it was not possible to play the file. The first start of the P7FEL file failed directly (spinning wheel). (I tried to repair the faulty start by playing the P8.mkv. But it didn’t work.)
  
• Reset HDMI, started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the files 3 times before failure (spinning wheel), but I got wrong colors.
  
• Reset HDMI, to check if the wrong colors got repaired and started to test the same procedure. Now it was not possible to play the file again. The first start of the P7FEL file failed directly (spinning wheel).
  
• Reset HDMI, to check if the wrong colors got repaired and started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the files 3 times before failure (spinning wheel), but I still wrong colors. (This times the colors looked different.)
  
• Restarted the Shield without HDMI reset and started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the files 3 times before failure (spinning wheel). The colors were fine.
  
• Reset HDMI, restarted the Shield again and started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the P7FEL file once before failure (spinning wheel). The colors were fine.
  

3rd test with adjust display refresh rate on start / stop active and a refresh rate of 50.00

P7FEL.mkv / P7MEL alternately

• Reset HDMI, started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the P7FEL file once before failure (spinning wheel). The colors were fine.
  
• Reset HDMI, restarted the Shield again and started to test the same procedure. Now it was not possible to play the file again. The first start of the P7FEL file failed directly (spinning wheel).
  

4th test with adjust display refresh rate off (default) and a refresh rate of 59.94 (default)

P7FEL.mkv / P7MEL alternately

• Reset HDMI, restarted the Shield again and started to test the same procedure. Now it was possible to play the files 3 times before failure (spinning wheel). The colors were fine.
  

Hm... I am back to Kodi default settings. What happened? Could it be that Kodi caches something somewhere? Or do we need a cold start of the Shield to reset every cache/buffer/whatever?

At the moment, I don't have time for further tests. The Shield is switched off and its time for my real life child.

Next check later today will be a more real life test, as you @fandangos described. Play the files 30secs, and so on.

I am really curious about the result. But for the moment I am confused.


Regards Hoppel