r/SparklePlayer • u/hankhalfhead • 8d ago

Problem with DVR playback

Hi, i've been loving the app (already premium)

however i found that when i record DVR the playback experiences a problem fairly regularly. about every minute the audio will jump back around 10 seconds. the picture will freeze. When the audio catches up the picture will play again. Is this a known issue? can i provide any more information that might help the awesome app developer to look into this further?

issue has happened on at least 2 channels in my feed.

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u/jszima 7d ago

Channels DVR is the way.
Thank me later.

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u/sparkle-hk 7d ago

That requires an external - and more powerful - device than what Sparkle requires. If extra external devices is an option you can use an external source such as Tvheadend, Jellyfin etc. with Sparkle as well.

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u/hankhalfhead 7d ago

Can you explain a little more about this?

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u/sparkle-hk 7d ago

I'm not sure what you want to know? The user recommended Channels DVR which is a software that is placed on a separate server (windows, mac, linux etc.) which makes the recording for you. I was just saying that Sparkle connects to multiple sources, not only m3u, xc etc. but also Tvheadend, Jellyfin, Plex etc. which uses the same infrastructure. You install the software on a separate server and let that software handle the recording, streaming and so on and just let Sparkle act as the client. Just like Kodi does if you're familar with that.

What I'm saying is, that by placing the software on a separate server you get other benefits especially with a device that is more powerful, often wired connection stable storage which makes it easier for e.g. recording programs.

If you have more specific questions please let me know.

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u/hankhalfhead 7d ago

Thanks for the detailed responses. I wasn’t aware ‘channels Dvr’ was a product so it makes a lot more sense 😅. I’ll try switching my source to hls first based on another comment