Choppy Streaming Video

ddavtian · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 01:00 PM

Hi all. I searched here but couldn't find an answer.
My TP2 plays youtube videos very nicely, over both evdo and wi-fi. But when I play videos streamed from my PC through orb, it's un-watchable. 70-80% of frames are dropped. I've tried it in both coreplayer and WMP, with evdo and wi-fi, the same result. I also have a TP at home, it plays the same stream without any problem, in the same location. When orb measures the connection speed, it shows good fast connection. I lower the speed there manually to lower video quality but it's the same choppy performance. Audio is fine.

Something must be wrong on TP2 but I cannot troubleshoot. Does anybody here use orb or slingbox? Do you get good video? Coreplayer plays video files from sd card without any problem, great quality. This happens only with streamed videos.

Thanks in advance,
David

**jmorton10** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 01:07 PM

My SlingMobile app works fine, although it still doesn't support the resolution correctly.

~John

saridnour · #3 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 04:49 PM

I am having the same issues with my orb playback. I am using wmp (asx) for the local. I have no isues on my tp1 with the same config. I have tested with both evdo and wifi both with a fresh hard reset and after loading the d3d drivers. Was going to report this here myself just had not had the time to post yet. I did stream using flash in orb (can set through the non mobile web view) and it streams fine although you can not do a true full screen thus killing the quality (Same streaming youtube uses in sorts). Was planning to reportthis on the orb forum as well after trying their test server to remove the possibliityits my servers config (although I know thisisnot the issue as my tp1 and apache work fine).

Anyone on this or have a clue to the issue before finding the time to work with orb? Their forums did not show this issue last I searched.

-saridnour

pdawg17 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 04:51 PM

Same problem for me with Orb...

ddavtian · #5 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 05:11 PM

Glad it's not me only.

I tried Orb's test stream, from http://test.orb.com, the same result. Given that and fine TP performance, it's not my personal server. There must be something on TP2.

saridnour · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 07:56 PM

Everyone seing this should report this on the orb forums and see if we can get their techs help. If its correctable they would bethe best bet for now since other streams work fine.

-saridnour