[MPlayer-users] Video lags behind audio

[RC]

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:02:01 -0400
<bowint at cox.net> wrote:

> [AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or
> resource busy [AO ESD] latency: [server: 0.28s, net: 0.00s] (adjust
> 0.28s) AO: [esd] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)

That's your problem.  I suggest killing ESD, or at least changing the
options so it releases the device when idle.  

If not, you'll need "-mc 10" for even a chance mplayer can work right
with ESD, and probably "-framedrop" as well.