My setup is 2.4GHz P4 running SuSE, kernel 2.6.8-24,
1G RAM.  I'm using ivtv 0.4.0 with a Hauppauge 350.  I
don't use the decoder output of the 350, I use the
xv/yuv mode and the framebuffer for a headless MythTV
0.18.1 system.  Video is NTSC, kernel deinterlacing.

I am experiencing dropped (output) frames whenever the
decoder is operating while I'm watching video.  For
example, if I'm watching a pre-recorded show and Myth
is recording something in the background, every second
or so a frame is dropped or perhaps two are shown in
reverse.  The same for simply watching Live TV through
the ringbuffer.  However, if I watch a recording while
the encoder is doing nothing, then there is no
problem.  The video recordings are fine, it's just the
playback that suffers while encoding is on.

The visual effect is that of a sudden "jerk" in the
image.  This makes watching some things annoying,
especially those videos with smoothly moving
backdrops.

I'm loading ivtv with the options "ivtv_dynbuf=0
mpg_buffers=8 yuv_fixup=1 ivtv_debug=1
dec_yuv_buffers=4 max_dec_yuv_buffers=8".  The fixup
stuff is because I was trying (unsuccessfully) to get
Myth to read from the 350 as a raw frame grabber.

Any help is much appreciated.

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