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    duxnobis
    last edited by duxnobis May 28, 2020, 12:46 PM May 28, 2020, 12:44 PM

    Hi. I was wondering if anyone out there has the same issues or if it is an issue on my MM2 setup.

    I have seen several youtube and streaming modules and I actually tried some. But when I run the MM2 the quality of the youtube video is sh*t basically. It stops very often, almost slow motion.

    I run the latest MM2 version, all apps and SW is up to date. I am using a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4GB Ram and as a display I use a 32" HP Z32. The Raspberry Pi is connected via HDMI and every other module works fine.

    Yes, when I start MM2 in general the whole system slows down like crazy. Thats why I was wondering if there is anything I need to change in the system settings or so to speed this up. I have read about some driver updates or so but I wanted to ask you guys first.

    Thanks,
    Pat

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      sdetweil @duxnobis
      last edited by May 28, 2020, 12:56 PM

      @duxnobis hm… I have a pi4 4g and don’t see any of that… I don’t do you tube, so not really sure…

      if you open the browser on the pi and go to you tube do u see the same quality problem? or only thru MM?

      Sam

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        duxnobis @sdetweil
        last edited by May 28, 2020, 12:57 PM

        @sdetweil Mate to be honest…didnt try but a very easy way to see if its the MM2! :-) Try it in a few and report back soon. Thanks for the fast reply!

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          duxnobis @sdetweil
          last edited by May 28, 2020, 1:04 PM

          @sdetweil so, just checked. It is way better but still not 2020 like. I mean I have a 1GB fiber connection and the Raspy is connected via wifi on 5GHz line. I would expect the video to stream smooth without the little stop&go. When I have MM2 running and I switch to terminal or Geney it always takes a few seconds to react. It is very slow then. By the way, I am using a SanDisk microSDXC Card 64GB ExtremePro A2. So I guess a potential card issue is sorted right?

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            sdetweil @duxnobis
            last edited by May 28, 2020, 1:52 PM

            @duxnobis hm… slow loading from disk… (sd card)

            look at memory use , free -m should be suing swap space…

            I moved to booting from sd card, but running from SSD, so the sd card is read only (hm I should flick that switch!)
            https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/boot-raspberry-pi-4-usb

            Sam

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              sdetweil @sdetweil
              last edited by sdetweil May 28, 2020, 2:57 PM May 28, 2020, 2:47 PM

              @duxnobis well, I went and played some, and I see a choppy video but the audio is perfect…

              I don’t know if there are parms to the iframe to help solve that

              but not new news…
              https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=248170

              Sam

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                duxnobis @sdetweil
                last edited by May 28, 2020, 3:39 PM

                @sdetweil I tried to uninstall chromium and reinstall. Same. I decrease resolution to 1080p and the Pi speeds up a little I have to admit. The youtube though is still choppy.

                SSD? I dont know mate. I dont want to have too many devices behind the monitor if I can avoid.

                I think it must exist something else which could speed up the system. :-(

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                  sdetweil @duxnobis
                  last edited by May 28, 2020, 3:42 PM

                  @duxnobis changing size of the video window makes a big difference…course on a 4k screen, 800c600 is pretty small already

                  Sam

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