Possible causes of Missing Packets/Stream Errors..

[tisurame]

I would like to know the possible causes of Missing Packets/Stream Errors when recording a channel. Mainly on the hardware side.

 

I always do my records with the video/audio disabled, saving CPU usage. Anyway, I would like to know if CPU could be a reason. Because it's common to have a CPU usage of 100% (when playing a game, for example), and even so, not getting a single stream errors during a record.

 

So, how I could know if reason of a stream errors I get on my records is my PC or just broadcast problem ?

 

The stream error that I'm talking about it is, for example, recording 3 hours of something and get five seconds of error here, ten seconds there.

 

I would like to know if it's possible to avoid this.

 

Thanks.

Edited March 26, 2006 by tisurame

[drebert]

Hi, I had such a problem, too, when I began with recording DVB-S.

In my case adjusting the satellite dish incresed the quality and no more missing packets occured.

Before adjusting the dish, I had a receiving strength of about 60 % in DVBViewer and often missing packets.

After adjusting the dish, receiving strength increased to about 75 % and I only have missing packets, when it´s raining very strong.

Maybe it´s the same for you.

Regards

Jörg