Channels app so much smoother than HDHR app

So this isn’t really a complaint or bug, but more of praise and just curiosity.

I just got a Chromecast w Google TV and was testing some things to see what was better vs the TiVo Stream. I decided to see how smooth the HDHR app would run. It was dropping frames and stuttering here and there a ton. Then I tried the Google Live Channels app and performance was the same with frames being dropped. Finally I tried this Channels live tv version and everything was buttery smooth for the most part.

My question is, why is it so much different if it’s the same device using the same HDHR with same network speeds etc. Is the HDHR app just not optimized for the new chromecast or Android 10 or something?

Channels uses their own custom video player based upon mpv, and SiliconDust uses their own (but different) custom video player.

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We’ve put, and continue to put, a ton of time into tweaking our video player to work as best as possible.

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