playback/prebuffering cycle

Submitted by vectis on Mon, 2018-05-21 19:24

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Hi, I am trying to play the following internet stream:

http://tx.sharp-stream.com/icecast.php?i=planetrock.mp3

but it keeps cycling between playback and prebuffering. Adjusting the prebuffer in the config file just varies the period of time before before it prebuffers again.

I can play this stream without any problems using sox, so I don't think it is a network/wifi issue.

This happens on two different devices, one running 2.5.2 and the other 2.6-alpha3

I have tried renaming the .moc folder to generate a fresh setup, but this does not help.

tomaszg

Mon, 2018-05-21 19:29

I only get "Stream error: HTTP response code said error". When I try to access it in any other way I get error 403 forbidden.

vectis

Mon, 2018-05-21 19:35

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I am running a playlist (.pls) that has that as the only feed.

[playlist]
Title1=PlanetRock
File1=http://tx.sharp-stream.com/icecast.php?i=planetrock.mp3
NumberOfEntries=1

kmws

Mon, 2018-05-21 19:47

The stream seems to be locked, you have to be signed-in to listen, that's why we get 403.

vectis

Mon, 2018-05-21 19:54

As far as I am aware, you do not need to be signed in to listen:

https://www.planetrock.com/general/listening-online/

kmws

Mon, 2018-05-21 20:04

Yeah, I was wrong.

From the website:

It looks like you’re trying to listen to us from outside of the UK. Due to legal reasons, our streams are not available where you are.

vectis

Mon, 2018-05-21 22:18

I've just tried again, but this time connecting via VPN. The streams still drops occasionally, but the timing now appears to be random. Sox playback is still not affected.