Tw TeeVee goes W8

[markwilde]

I build a W8 client for the Windows Phone. During the holidays last week I decided to port it to Windows 8. I added most of the features of the Windows phone app. You can switch between different profiles (for multiple networks, or multiple media centers). As wel as a wake-up service (WOL and WOW). A new feature is the basic guide lay-out of the app.

Unfortunately the same audio lag exists as in the version from Mika,
http://forum.dvblogic.com/posting.php?mode=post&f=61#preview

[markwilde]

Just a short update on the Audio lag on the Windows 8 apps. I am able to reproduces the audio lag with the encoding of a simple movie, without DvbLink. I use expression encoder to stream the video to the Windows 8 app. The video streams correctly to a Windows Phone App an incorrectly to a Windows 8 App. This is definately a fault in the WinRT framework (the Windows framework the app is build on). At the moment I am checking with Microsoft if this is a bug and if there is a work around available. I keep you posted on any progress.

regards

Mark

[markwilde]

I don't know which Windows fix it was. But the audio lag is gone!!!! WOOHOOO

[Tourniquet]

Hey,
great App! Im finally able to watch TV on my Asus Vivo Tab RT

But there are also some issues i have:
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[*]audio lag (on Windows RT 8.1 and Windows
[*]no german audio track selection
[*]there is just some selected guide information, not all channels show the guide
[*]buffersize seems sometimes to small (it would be great to add an option to manually change the buffersize)
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[markwilde]

Thanks for the tips. Sorry to hear the audio lag is still there! That is something i wont be able to fix. I will check on the other stuff. What do you mean by the third bullet 'there is just some selected guide information, not....'?

[Tourniquet]

I added a picture. That's what i mean.

The guide is not present on all channels for some reason.

[ralphFFM]

Hi, my test show that using Windows Media Player causes the CPU where DBVLink Server is running to shoot up to and remain at 100%. Not advisable if you wan't to continue using the CPU. This is do to the transcoding on the server side for the ACF protocol.

I switched to a media player which accepts raw_http stream and the API works like a charm without posing a potential hardware threat.

May I suggest that you replace the player in your Store App.

[rumpsteak]

I can't find this app in the Windows store - is there any trick to get it?

[Tourniquet]

The app seems to be gone. Can you please re-add it to the store? It was the only working app for my Surface RT. I deinstalled it today, but wanted to reinstall it right after but, unfortunately it was gone.