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Delayed play with NAS HDD
blindjim:
I got some issues now that I’ve added a NAS HDD. …. But only with MC 12… NOTHING ELSE.
:'(
I'm experiencing substantial delays when accessing and playing files off my NAS Drive with MC 12+.
These times range from about 4 seconds to as much as 15, give or take a sec, and avg. about 11 or so.
Buffering is at default. playback of tracks is at immediate.
Can anyone suggest any other settings which will speed up playback?
i..e., seek smooth, etc. I also eliminated cross fade from being active in JR MC12.
WMP and ITunes play files nearly imediately... maybe a seconds or so delay. That would be acceptable, but not 3-15 seconds.
I did call Iomega yesterday. We went through what they could or would support, mainly the use of WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, which I’ve never used on any of my current personal confusers.
Of course WMP had to be activated and set up first. So I did.
Following that step, the time delay for file playback WITH mc12 was greatly reduced.
THERE IS ALMOST NO LAG AT ALL WITH THE FREE WMP or ITUNES… IT seems funny to me that a paid for app should perform at a lower level than FREE ones..
However, now it ranges from 4 – 5 seconds before tracks begin to play. Stoppage is near immediate still in every case.
BTW 320 kbps Mp3’s play much faster.
Why should WMP have anything to do with MC 12?
Are there settings in Windows Media Player I need to adjust still?
Please, any help is severely appreciated. Thanks.
blindjim:
:'(Mc 12.534 dreadfully slow to play music tracks
I got some issues now that I’ve added a NAS HDD. …. But only with MC 12… No other media apps are as slow.
Should MC be installed onto the NAS Drive itself?
Where?
With another install of MC on the pc as well?
I also need to make some changes in how playlists operate. Playlists will generate a displayed image of sorts when each file is activated for play. I must then hit escape to access others in that list.
Images, by and large are of little benefit to me, so turning them off would suit me fine…. But how?
:'(
I'm experiencing substantial delays when accessing and playing files off my NAS Drive with MC 12.534.
These times range from about 4 seconds to as much as 15, give or take a sec, and avg. about 11 or so.
Buffering is at default. playback of tracks is at immediate.
Can anyone suggest any other settings which will speed up playback?
i..e., seek smooth, etc. I also eliminated cross fade from being active in JR MC12.
WMP and ITunes play files nearly imediately... maybe a seconds or so delay. That would be acceptable, but not 3-15 seconds.
I did call Iomega yesterday. We went through what they could or would support, mainly the use of WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, which I’ve never used on any of my current personal confusers.
Of course WMP had to be activated and set up first. So I did.
Following that step, the time delay for file playback WITH mc12 was greatly reduced.
THERE IS ALMOST NO LAG AT ALL WITH THE FREE WMP or ITUNES… IT seems funny to me that a paid for app should perform at a lower level than FREE ones..
However, now it ranges from 4 – 5 seconds before tracks begin to play. Stoppage is near immediate still in every case.
BTW 320 kbps Mp3’s play much faster.
Why should WMP have anything to do with MC 12?
Are there settings in Windows Media Player I need to adjust still?
Please, any help is severely appreciated. Thanks.
JimH:
There isn't anything special about how MC plays from a NAS drive, so it is probably a config issue somewhere.
Your MC database files should probably be local, not on the NAS drive.
A virus checker is also a possible cause of a lag.
There are many odd problems on computers. Here's an example of an old user report:
--- Quote ---I discovered my problem with locating the media server on my network. I recently upgraded my network to gigabit speed and purchased 3 Intel gigabit NICs and 2 switches.
I enabled Jumbo frames on all the NICs as the switches support the feature.
I didn't realize this was my issue as I also made some other changes (naturally). Today, on a whim, I disabled Jumbo frames, and voila! My MC client was able to find the media server and pull the library.
--- End quote ---
JimH:
Here's another:
--- Quote ---The problem was caused by a bug in my Linksys WRT54G wireless router. There is a known problem that occurs after a prolonged period of bittorrent activity. The intuitive solution would be to upgrade the router firmware to the latest version (4.21.1) however many users report this actually makes it worse. The best solution (short of moving to 3rd party firmware) is to reset the router to factory settings and then reload your configuration settings. Note that a simple power cycle or normal hardware reset is not sufficient. You must do a full reset to factory settings.
--- End quote ---
JimH:
Here's another (a virus checker):
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=46701.msg320088#msg320088
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