FYI for anyone using HDHomerun Prime with RT-N66U and Merlin

[pixelpainter]

I have been running 374.43 for a few months which I installed after I purchased the router (Awesome work. Thanks!) I have an HDHomerun Prime which I play Cable Tv over the Network using an RT-N66U.

I updated to 376.44, and also tried 376.45, after these update I was getting blocky pixels and stuttering on my HD Stream.

Switching back to 374.43 fixed the issue.

Thought I'd post in case anyone else experienced this issue, switching back completely fixed it and the stream is crystal clear

 

[elorimer]

Not seeing it.

N66U with .44

HDHomerun prime, using an 8.1 with WMC and an xbox 360 extender.

Maybe 20 other IPs on the network and a couple of switches.

 

[ScottW]

No problems here with either 376.44 or 376.45. Watching video from HDHomeRun right now, and it is streaming perfectly.

HDHomeRun model HDHR-US, firmware 20130117.

Did you reset the N66U to factory defaults after loading 376.45? And then reboot devices on the network, including the HDHomeRun?

 

[pixelpainter]

Hmmm! I wonder what the issue is then? Also running 8.1 but was using upnp on Samsung Smart Tv. I also had same issue on my HTC M8.

Good to know, maybe I'll give it another shot, but my picture is so crystal clear atm, it's amazing.

 

[pixelpainter]

No problems here with either 376.44 or 376.45. Watching video from HDHomeRun right now, and it is streaming perfectly.

HDHomeRun model HDHR-US, firmware 20130117.

Did you reset the N66U to factory defaults after loading 376.45? And then reboot devices on the network, including the HDHomeRun?

Using HDHomerun Firmware 20140623Beta (Which has been working flawlessly so far.)

Yes! Reset and rebooted and re-scanned channels too, perhaps it's due to the upnp on the Samsung Tv 40", it's the device I stream to the most.

 

[ScottW]

Using HDHomerun Firmware 20140623Beta (Which has been working flawlessly so far.)

Yes! Reset and rebooted and re-scanned channels too, perhaps it's due to the upnp on the Samsung Tv 40", it's the device I stream to the most.

There isn't anything intrinsically wrong with 376.44/45, since it works fine for others, so it must be something different in your environment or settings. Could be a needle in a haystack.

In my case, I have upnp disabled on the N66U. And I'm streaming to Windows Media center, not a TV. So those are significant differences, along with the hdhomerun firmware versions.

I would reiterate the need to reset the N66U to "factory defaults" when moving between major firmware versions. You said "reset", but I'm not sure if you meant just a normal "reset" or a "reset to FACTORY DEFAULTS" -- that is important.

Hope you find the issue. It sucks getting "stuck" at a particular firmware because of some odd problem that occurs when loading newer versions.

 

[pixelpainter]

Yes! I did say reset I did mean to defaults. As you say it could be so many things, I am thinking it may be something to do with the Smart Tv. I'm going to go through everything again anyway, and make sure I haven't missed a setting somewhere