My server is a Synology DS1019+ and works great with two gigE wired clients - an Android TV and a Shield. Response times are consistently near instantaneous.
I have a Unifi network with multiple APs in my home. However even when standing next to an AP, I get choppy playback and erratic times for skipping forward / back (like 10 second waits) when playing back recordings on my Pixel (I rarely watch live). I'm using hardware encoding and hardware deinterlacing on the server with a 4.67GB cache and a live TV buffer of 4 hours. Here are the speed numbers from the Channels app on the phone:
- download: 260mbps
- latency: 6.16ms
- jitter: 2.6ms
Log files entries for a sample session below. Any guidance appreciated.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.047089 [ENC] Starting encoder for FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H Uruguay vs Spain 2026-06-26-1700.mpg in /volume1/ChannelsDVR/Streaming/sessions/file5545-ip192.168.3.6-3984376608/encoder-965-3367493704 at 965 (1480.755225) (encoder=h264_vaapi, codec=h264, acodec=aac, resolution=720, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=6976, segment_size=0.01)
2026/06/26 22:33:47.064455 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 1, dts = 4758694682), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.064521 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.064536 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 3, dts = 4758694682), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.064545 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.064851 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] stream 1 : no PTS found at end of file, duration not set
2026/06/26 22:33:47.064866 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] stream 3 : no PTS found at end of file, duration not set
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066658 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066726 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066757 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066769 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066777 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066788 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066836 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.066863 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.070828 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 1, dts = 4758694682), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.070858 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 2, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.070874 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 3, dts = 4758694682), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:33:47.070883 [HLS] ffmpeg: file5545-ip192.168.3.6: [mpegts @ 0xc0a9cc0] Packet corrupt (stream = 4, dts = 4758709082), dropping it.
2026/06/26 22:34:18.267759 [HLS] Stopping inactive session file5545-ip192.168.3.6
2026/06/26 22:34:18.276973 [ENC] Stopped encoder for FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H Uruguay vs Spain 2026-06-26-1700.mpg in /volume1/ChannelsDVR/Streaming/sessions/file5545-ip192.168.3.6-3984376608/encoder-965-3367493704 after encoding 965 to 976