[MPlayer-users] Errors in IPTV Stream

[Andy Furniss]

Mac Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I play iptv stream using vo=xv, it plays well, but when I get this errors in the stream it becomes very choppy. I have no control over the stream, is there some way I can handle this from mplayer.
>
>
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> [mpeg2video @ 0x89746e0]ac-tex damaged at 38 33
> [mpeg2video @ 0x89746e0]Warning MVs not available
> [mpeg2video @ 0x89746e0]concealing 135 DC, 135 AC, 135 MV errors

You could try using the -cache option units are k so depending on 
bandwidth of stream try something eg.

mplayer -cache 10000 ....

If that doesn't help then the cause is likely to be packet loss which 
you may or may not be able to do anything about.