Posts by Da Flex

Yes, reducing video quality to increase audio quality points to a weak data bus. That's why your above RPi sound card will not do the trick.

If you search for best audio compatibility (Dolby Atmos etc.), and price doesn't matters, then have a look at the Nvidia Shield TV. It's probably the best streaming box (also available as "pro" version).

If you want to stay with LE, an Intel NUC will provide better performance. I don't have this, so other users should verify AAC / H265 compatibility before you buy.

OK, looks like AAC codec is the problem. Another user made an interesting point: He changed the HDMI mode to make it work - click.

PS: I just mean that HDMI 5.1 / 2.1 / 2.0 audio is no official standard.

Next things you can try:

1) disable buffering (<buffermode>3</buffermode>)

2) test latest nightly builds (maybe it's already fixed)

3) if 1) and 2) fails, provide a link to a complete log file

Quote from TomB19

I have my RPi plugged into a switched AVR outlet. It's rude but has been working great for some months.

Too rude, because instant power-off without shutdown procedure can destroy your file system.

Maybe you don't know it, because this is your first RPi. The RPi doesn't shutdown completely. If you want a complete shutdown (zero power consume on the board), you have to use additional hardware.

A benefit of the incomplete shutdown is the option to power-on by GPIO button press. You can buy RPi 4B cases with power buttons, or make your own.

I assume you want to connect an RS232 interface to the serial GPIO pins of an RPi. To get the Python GPIO library, all you have to do is to install the "Raspberry Pi Tools" add-on. Start your Python script with this lines to import that add-on lib:

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys
sys.path.append('/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.rpi-tools/lib')
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO

This is hard to answer, because so much data is missing on your description.

What exactly do you want to do?

What's your hardware (RPi version, HifiBerry version)?

Which input / output ports do you want to use?

Do you want to use a MIDI device connected to the RPi?

If the answer to last question is yes, then LE is not the right OS for you. Instead you'll need a real-time (RT) kernel OS (like Patchbox OS). That will provide low latency MIDI processing.

Read about advancedsettings.xml, chapter 2.8.5 cache -> buffermode. Switch off the buffer (mode 3) just to see whether it has effect.

Chapter 2.2.2 video -> latency could be the better option for you (proper video latency timing hopefully produces in-sync A/V).

Read here about composite video activation at config.txt (use enable_tvout, this should be all you need). Read here how to edit config.txt.

No.

Let it run over night, and hopefully the scraper did his magic on the next day.

Quote from phyrros1

If I manually refresh a particular video the poster comes up but with over 700 movies it's a bit cumbersome.


Maybe it just takes time until everything has been updated automatically.

Thanks. Please try this advancedsettings.xml:

<advancedsettings>
    <samba>
        <statfiles>false</statfiles>
    </samba>
    <cache>
        <buffermode>4</buffermode>
    </cache>
</advancedsettings>

Which LE hardware do you use? How do you access your movies (local storage, SMB...)?

Quote from yarik2720

This is issue because it turns on TV via HDMI-CEC.

You can avoid this at Settings -> System -> Input -> Peripherals -> CEC Adapter.

znaf: Same procedure like on config.txt.

When you read the doc, it says that cache settings can be relevant (2.8.5 cache -> buffermode). Please try this advancedsettings.xml:

<advancedsettings>
    <samba>
        <statfiles>false</statfiles>
    </samba>
    <cache>
        <buffermode>4</buffermode>
    </cache>
</advancedsettings>

This should optimize SMB access for big file amount.

Yes, it is. I have some EGL experience, and I know there are some tweaks to speed up the GUI even without Vulkan. Feel free to start developing. It's open source, but EGL / Vulkan is no easy job.