monxton wrote: > I have installed ffmpeg and bpa's plugin, and I can hear the streams, > but I only get a few seconds before they stop playing and start > rebuffering. I've tried the different URLs including the explicit sb_low > ones, that doesn't apparently make a difference. > > My Settings->File Types is not quite as described. Against file format > -Apple HLS m3u8- I have flac: -ffmpeg-, pcm: -ffmpeg-, but mp3 is > disabled / greyed out. Actually mp3 is disabled against all file types > except for mp3, for which it is native. > > System is : > Logitech Media Server Version: 7.8.0 - 1395409907 > OS: Debian - EN - utf8 > Platform: armv5tel-linux > > Currently I am using the mp3 streams provided by Radio Feeds UK and > Ireland. Please could someone explain how those compare?
bpa wrote: > armv5 are low powered CPU and I think the processor cannot decode and > re-encode the stream into Flac fast enough. > > ffmpeg is a big application built for processors with FPUs so unless > there is a specially tuned build available for your system you have two > choices > > 1. Just use the MP3 streams > 2. Disable Flac stream and Play the PCM stream - this may not work as > resampling may need to happen which is also processor intensive also > v1.01 of the plugin needs a patch to play PCM correctly. A PCM stream > may also be too much for your network / players. Thanks, bpa, for your fast response. I thought it was probably a processor speed problem, but I would then have expected the lower rate streams to be audibly less worse. I guess it is time to replace the Shiva Plug with a Raspberry Pi. About the mp3 streams from Radio Feeds UK and Ireland, what quality do they provide? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ monxton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64041 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53229 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
