Read-Ahead

[Stuntman]

My MVP works remarkably well, but I do see some stuttering still when my XP box kicks out any other type of data into the stream.. I was wondering, would it be possible, or is it possible, to add a 'read-ahead' to the MVP? I'm talking about caching just a couple seconds worth of video in a buffer, kind of like the anti-skip that CD players use... This will be particularly useful with wireless clients that are more likely to drop out and/or have connectivity issues. I don't know how much memory is left in those units, but I'm thinking just a couple seconds of buffer would clean up that stream significantly!

Just a thought!

[_Demo_]

The MVP already buffers data. You could try to verify that the connection is 100mbit.

_Demo_

[mayamaniac]

how do you find out if its 100Mbit or not? my router web settings doesn't say. I guess I can look at the blinking lights on the router itself, but was looking for an alternative method as the router is hidden behind the shelves.

[dagar]

lol, buy a better switch

some have idiot lights that may may (or may not) tell you things like speed and duplex

the MVP idiot lights (on NIC PHY) may give a clue as well