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Einsteinjr
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Ok guys, here goes my problem...
I built a HTPC for my big screen TV and have been getting this recurring issue with playback. After a fresh restart of the machine, HD plays flawlessly. No problems whatsoever. However, over time, I see that HD begins to stutter (720p and 1080p). Finally, if I don't reboot it for over a week, the xvid videos begin to stutter. Until I reboot, the problem cannot be fixed.
I've already done quite a bit of troubleshooting. The first thought was that I didn't have enough power. Because of the special case I purchased (smaller than your normal cable box), I am using a 120W fanless PSU. I went and purchased a normal 400W one just to see if the problem persisted and sure enough it did. So it's not the PSU....
Next I thought that maybe there was a memory leak. Instead of trying to figure out what might be leaking, I wiped the machine clean and reinstalled everything from scratch....still stutters....
My next theory is that maybe the HDMI output is causing it. Now, before you criticize such a theory, hear me out....I am connecting my TV to my mediacenter only by HDMI (sound and video go through it to the TV). Any time I unplug/plug back in the HDMI cable or switch the input on the TV between MediaCenter and my normal DVR Comcast box, I always see the hard drive light flicker quite a bit and it takes a bit of time (< 5 secs) for the machine to recgonize that a TV is plugged into it. My hypothesis is that maybe switching on/off the tv and switching between the inputs of the TV is causing some sort of problem with my computer. I will be testing this theory once my order for a long VGA & 1/8th inch audio cable arrives. That way the media center will see it as a normal monitor vs. a TV.
Do you guys have any other ideas of what it could be?
Thanks in advance!
I built a HTPC for my big screen TV and have been getting this recurring issue with playback. After a fresh restart of the machine, HD plays flawlessly. No problems whatsoever. However, over time, I see that HD begins to stutter (720p and 1080p). Finally, if I don't reboot it for over a week, the xvid videos begin to stutter. Until I reboot, the problem cannot be fixed.
I've already done quite a bit of troubleshooting. The first thought was that I didn't have enough power. Because of the special case I purchased (smaller than your normal cable box), I am using a 120W fanless PSU. I went and purchased a normal 400W one just to see if the problem persisted and sure enough it did. So it's not the PSU....
Next I thought that maybe there was a memory leak. Instead of trying to figure out what might be leaking, I wiped the machine clean and reinstalled everything from scratch....still stutters....
My next theory is that maybe the HDMI output is causing it. Now, before you criticize such a theory, hear me out....I am connecting my TV to my mediacenter only by HDMI (sound and video go through it to the TV). Any time I unplug/plug back in the HDMI cable or switch the input on the TV between MediaCenter and my normal DVR Comcast box, I always see the hard drive light flicker quite a bit and it takes a bit of time (< 5 secs) for the machine to recgonize that a TV is plugged into it. My hypothesis is that maybe switching on/off the tv and switching between the inputs of the TV is causing some sort of problem with my computer. I will be testing this theory once my order for a long VGA & 1/8th inch audio cable arrives. That way the media center will see it as a normal monitor vs. a TV.
Do you guys have any other ideas of what it could be?
Thanks in advance!
