If you need help with advancedsettings.xml and kodi NAS server (sql) maybe i can help you.Thanks for everyone's input!
At the moment it looks like I managed to have smooth play of my 1080p mkv files using Kodi 18.3, but still having issues, since player keeps caching every 3-5 minutes.
I started to play around with advancedsettings.xml a bit, but no luck yet.
if you playing media from your NAS and have caching issues then i would hazard that either your NAS or network is playing up.Thanks for everyone's input!
At the moment it looks like I managed to have smooth play of my 1080p mkv files using Kodi 18.3, but still having issues, since player keeps caching every 3-5 minutes.
I started to play around with advancedsettings.xml a bit, but no luck yet.
I agree, you must be sure to have a good bandwith from point to point.Advancedsettings.xml for network may improve a little.
What is the best thing is a good network configuration/speed.
Try check your connections like router, ethernet, etc....
No. I think the problem is sinal strength.Connections are fine: Mikrotik gigabit router, Netgear gigabit switch, Linksys WAP300N
The NAS is wired on 1gbit, the U1 is on wifi.
Problem is definitely with Kodi 18(.3) at the moment, no issues with XBMC for MINIX 16.3, but I would like to change to official Kodi, since no new versions of XBMC for MINIX.
Connections are fine: Mikrotik gigabit router, Netgear gigabit switch, Linksys WAP300N
The NAS is wired on 1gbit, the U1 is on wifi.
Problem is definitely with Kodi 18(.3) at the moment, no issues with XBMC for MINIX 16.3, but I would like to change to official Kodi, since no new versions of XBMC for MINIX.
my AP is approx. 3 meters away from the U1, so signal is pretty good
and now it looks like some tweaks in the advancedsettings solved the problem, same 1080p movie (coded with x264, bitrate is around 9mbps) plays with no issue
That seems to be quite a good step. Are you using the 18.3 from the Playstore and the advancesettings file that @pusb87 kindly provided?
Because for me that combination still didn't do the trick.
<advancedsettings>
<cache>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<memorysize>20971520</memorysize>
<readfactor>4</readfactor>
</cache>
<network>
<curlclienttimeout>45</curlclienttimeout>
<curllowspeedtime>20</curllowspeedtime>
<curlretries>2</curlretries>
</network>
<video>
<subsdelayrange>0</subsdelayrange>
</video>
<audio>
<applydrc>0.0</applydrc>
</audio>
<splash>false</splash>
</advancedsettings>
I grabbed the apk from the official Kodi site: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/
You can find my advancedsettings, it's pretty simple, but it solved the jerkiness, though I still think, that playback is a little bit smoother with XBMC for MINIX 16.3
XML:<advancedsettings> <cache> <buffermode>1</buffermode> <memorysize>20971520</memorysize> <readfactor>4</readfactor> </cache> <network> <curlclienttimeout>45</curlclienttimeout> <curllowspeedtime>20</curllowspeedtime> <curlretries>2</curlretries> </network> <video> <subsdelayrange>0</subsdelayrange> </video> <audio> <applydrc>0.0</applydrc> </audio> <splash>false</splash> </advancedsettings>
I grabbed the apk from the official Kodi site: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/
You can find my advancedsettings, it's pretty simple, but it solved the jerkiness, though I still think, that playback is a little bit smoother with XBMC for MINIX 16.3
XML:<advancedsettings> <cache> <buffermode>1</buffermode> <memorysize>20971520</memorysize> <readfactor>4</readfactor> </cache> <network> <curlclienttimeout>45</curlclienttimeout> <curllowspeedtime>20</curllowspeedtime> <curlretries>2</curlretries> </network> <video> <subsdelayrange>0</subsdelayrange> </video> <audio> <applydrc>0.0</applydrc> </audio> <splash>false</splash> </advancedsettings>
I can see you are using the default values suggested in the kodi wiki
you can easily increase memorysize by a factor of 10 to give an aprox buffer of 210Mb instead of the 21Mb you have now
First off i didnt know what sort of files you play.Since I play 1080p files with bitrate up to 8-10 mbps, it caches approx 3-4 MB ahead with readfactor = 2
Can you please explain why it would make sense to set cache size to ~200 MB
@vuk I have 2 NEO U1's both using Kodi 18.3 and I have no problems whatsoever. I'm using a 5ghz router, 8TB NAS streaming over WiFi. No settings changed, simply as is stock, no OS patches just a clean install.
Are you trying to play AVI files? If you are, that's the problem. AVI's have been a problem streaming over WiFi. But play properly locally on a PC.
What else do you have on your U1? With all the fanart, addons etc, that data can be as much as 3 or 4 gbs. If you have very little space left on your storage, that too could cause problems.