Yesterday, I was doing some experimentation with TSREADER and streaming between computers, etc. On my main computer I've been using one of the newer versions of TSREADER, and was curious why when streaming to VLC and smplayer, TSREADER was using about 15% CPU time on my 3.4GHz quad core computer when streaming and a bit less, around 12-13% when just locked but not streaming, which is almost as much as the computer uses to play H264 or 4.2.2 HD. In the past, on my older computer, TSREADER's CPU usage was nearly negligible when just locked, and not streaming or when it was streaming, but I haven't checked it quite a while.
So I went back to my old computer, a 1.8 GHz Win2000 computer that I use to record. I locked onto the PBS 12180 mux, and checked the CPU usage. TSREADER was only using 3% and sometimes jumps to 6 or 8% CPU time when not streaming.
Then I remembered that I was using an older TSREADER version on the old Win2k computer. So I installed the newest version of TSREADER. The darn thing jumped up to approximately 100% CPU usage, when not streaming!?!?! Actually, it was maxed out, except for CPU time other processes were using, and the input buffer from the receiver card was also maxed out causing TSREADER to miss packets and generate continuity errors.
I then tried an old XP computer, a 2 GHz single core, but only SP1, not SP3. This computer maxed out too. Then I went to another 2 GHz XP 2 core computer with SP3, and with that computer, and on that computer, it was running between 15 and 25%, although this was a May 2013 version of TSREADER, not the July version I was using on the other computers.
Anyway, it seems like even though the TSREADER web page says that it will work with Win2000 or Win XP, with no mention of which service pack was installed, it sure seems like the new versions of TSREADER don't like W2k with the newest service packs available or XP without the recent service packs. And I can't understand why the new versions of TSREADER seem to use so much more CPU time than the older versions (I think I was using 2846b on Win2k before trying to switch to 2847C ).
Anyway, I'm curious relative to what levels of CPU usage people are getting with what TSREADER versions when just locked on the 12180 PBS mux on AMC21? Also curious whether anyone has any ideas of why the new versions use so much more CPU time, and what functions are missing by W2k and XP-Sp1.
I'm about ready to switch back to the old 2876b version on my main computer since it uses so little CPU time. I think the only thing I'd be missing with that would be the Genpix turbo QPSK FEC used on the 77 sat, but I can switch back to the new TSREADER when I want to use that.
BTW, I actually had a new version of TSREADER installed on my W2k computer, but I've been accidently using an old desktop shortcut that went to the old version for several years.
So I went back to my old computer, a 1.8 GHz Win2000 computer that I use to record. I locked onto the PBS 12180 mux, and checked the CPU usage. TSREADER was only using 3% and sometimes jumps to 6 or 8% CPU time when not streaming.
Then I remembered that I was using an older TSREADER version on the old Win2k computer. So I installed the newest version of TSREADER. The darn thing jumped up to approximately 100% CPU usage, when not streaming!?!?! Actually, it was maxed out, except for CPU time other processes were using, and the input buffer from the receiver card was also maxed out causing TSREADER to miss packets and generate continuity errors.
I then tried an old XP computer, a 2 GHz single core, but only SP1, not SP3. This computer maxed out too. Then I went to another 2 GHz XP 2 core computer with SP3, and with that computer, and on that computer, it was running between 15 and 25%, although this was a May 2013 version of TSREADER, not the July version I was using on the other computers.
Anyway, it seems like even though the TSREADER web page says that it will work with Win2000 or Win XP, with no mention of which service pack was installed, it sure seems like the new versions of TSREADER don't like W2k with the newest service packs available or XP without the recent service packs. And I can't understand why the new versions of TSREADER seem to use so much more CPU time than the older versions (I think I was using 2846b on Win2k before trying to switch to 2847C ).
Anyway, I'm curious relative to what levels of CPU usage people are getting with what TSREADER versions when just locked on the 12180 PBS mux on AMC21? Also curious whether anyone has any ideas of why the new versions use so much more CPU time, and what functions are missing by W2k and XP-Sp1.
I'm about ready to switch back to the old 2876b version on my main computer since it uses so little CPU time. I think the only thing I'd be missing with that would be the Genpix turbo QPSK FEC used on the 77 sat, but I can switch back to the new TSREADER when I want to use that.
BTW, I actually had a new version of TSREADER installed on my W2k computer, but I've been accidently using an old desktop shortcut that went to the old version for several years.