VU Solo 2 Jerky Video

[imish]

Hi Guys

Have a trusty VU Solo2 for the past 18 months running OpenVix - for the past couple of months (with the newer releases) I have noticed that the Video is jerky (all channels inc FTA HD and SD).

Here are the details of the box, would appreciate some pointers as to how to address the issue.

Box
Brand: Vu+
Model: Solo²
Chipset: 7356
Frontprocessor Version: 0
Total Memory: 572548 kB
Free Memory: 439708 kB
Box Uptime: 5d 13:53
Software
System OE: OE-Alliance 2.3
Distro: openvix
Firmware version: Apollo.166
Driver date: 20150403
Kernel version: 3.13.5
Gui version: 2015-04-08
Tuners
Tuner A: BCM7356 DVB-S2 NIM (internal) (DVB-S2)
Tuner B: BCM7356 DVB-S2 NIM (internal) (DVB-S2)
Hard disk model: ATA(Hitachi HTS54164)
Capacity: 37.3 GB ("40 GB")
Free: -1 MB
Network Interface: eth0

[Andy_Hazza]

I have a Vu+ Solo2 on latest Apollo 166 build and no such issues here.

[Larry-G]

What exactly do you mean by jerky ?, be as specific as you can. It could be that your dish is slightly misaligned if as you say it is affecting both FTA and premium channels.

[imish]

I'll try to explain - it's like playing a video on a PC with a graphics card that can't handle it.. Motion isn't smooth as it once was.

When viewing via webIF the stream quality is fine - had it been an alignment issue then I'd have expected to see it there too.


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[Larry-G]

Have you tried it on a different TV to rule that out because if it's not doing it when streamed to a PC it would suggest a issue on the TV rather than the receiver (at least thats one of the first things I would be trying to rule out).

[macca125]

50 or 60 Hz try changing them

[cactikid]

what about settings is it on 1080i and good quality hdmi used? and what is the -1 free?

[imish]

Don't have access to another TV
Currently set to 1080p/ 60hz - will try 50z instead and switch off any image processing options on the TV and report back

noticed the jerkiness for the past couple of months - prior to that all was fine - physical setup (HDMI cable, TV, etc) hasn't changed.

[imish]

what about settings is it on 1080i and good quality hdmi used? and what is the -1 free?

-1 MB must be the internal 40HB HDD - which I no longer use - the box now points to a NAS device on the network for storage.

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[Trial]

Hi imish,
where do you live? 60Hz is used in the US, Japan and I think Australia but not in Europe.

ciao

[DaMacFunkin]

Yeah 60hz seems to be your problem...

[Larry-G]

As above 60Hz is a American standard, so change to 50Hz and you should be fine.


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[imish]

Thanks guys - ill give it a try when I am back home over the weekend.

[imish]

Video Quality seems to be fine - ensured that all picture processing is OFF on the TV and set it to 50Hz.

QQ - should I set the TV and box to 1080p OR 1080i?

[Trial]

Hi,
1080i/p does not make a big difference try it. Box MUST also be set to 50Hz or multi.

ciao

[imish]

What do you guys normally set the box at?

[Trial]

Hi,
I have 1080i because this is the format it comes from the sky.

ciao