Michael Freudenberg wrote:
> Frank Zappa wrote:
> > I've tried out these options, no success..
> > Meanwhile I tested some other clients, all without success:
> >
> > Kodi 17 (Windows)
> > Kodi 16.1 (ODroid C2) which can decode HEVC native
> > Kodi 16.1 (Raspberry PI2)
> >
> > Maybe it's a Kodi issue, but I know there are several people, who stream german DVB-T2 via TVH to Kodi....
>
> Hi, yes that's me :-).
>
> 1. You need TVHeadend with HEVC support - Starting from TVHeadend 4.1 upwards. If you don't use x86 compatible hardware for your TVHeadend server you will have to compile your own TVHeadend. I did that on a raspberry pi and wouldn't recommend it to do it. You may want to use a repository containing precompiled packaged for the raspberry PI (armhf architecture). I have used this one for the unstable builds (deb
https://dl.bintray.com/djbenson/deb wheezy unstable)
> 2. You need Kodi Version 14+ (since this Version Kodi supports HEVC) and in best case a client with HEVC hardware support - otherwise you need a good CPU with a good cooler!
> 3. Your DVB-T receiver should be fine this [[site
https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Geniatech_T230]] might be interesting for you - if you haven't already seen it.
>
>
> I have used my setup for a few weeks with the current situation in Germany (combined broadcast of DVB-T and DVB-T2 channels). So far DVB-T was working brilliant, i had a couple of recording scheduled and all of them were working fine. I also managed to view some shows on ARD HD which is DVB-T2 with HEVC on my Odroid-C2 and LibreElec. The stream was fine except for a microscopic time delay in audio, which was only visible occasionally (when hardly watching the lips of the 'tagesschau speaker').
>
> Furthermore, I had the feeling that, each time i watched DVB-T2, the whole system got instable and crashed after a while (not during the stream, but after half a day or so). The crash was so critical, that i couldn't even connect to the Raspberry PI via SSH. I had to unplug the PI from the power supply and reboot it manually. Due to the fact, that this happened a few times a week, i was annoyed after a while and shut the whole thing down!
>
> I think i will give it another chance an install again an unstable version of TVHeadend.So far, it seems there is no stable release of 4.1 or 4.2 in sight?
This is because there is only one main developer at the moment, unfortunately he's been extremely busy lately.
> I have not much options SAT is not possible, no cable in the house and i don't want to think about IPTV - neither legal (Telekom) nor 'grey-legal' Kodi-IPTV plugin.
> I guess i will have to buy a damn receiver at the end of march.
>
> We'll see.
>
> Greetings
Most of what you're describing is playback issues which isn't the fault of Tvheadend but whatever you're using to play the stream, but I think you already know that. :p
For what it's worth Tvheadend 4.1.xxxx has no issues with HEVC here, at least not with the Astra Ultra HD demo on satellite. I can record & play it back fine, this is with Tvheadend on a HP Microserver using VLC as frontend.
I'm a bit surprised that the German govt went with HEVC rather than sticking with x264. I was sure our govt (the UK) would follow suit & go with HEVC too, but judging from the issues (this thread being one example) I think I now understand why they went with x264.
I love HEVC, it's great, but sometimes newer isn't always better.
