Initial Skip on LiveTV using Tablo/Roku 3

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I have a 750G Seagate hard drive on my TabloTV. Every time I change channels it place the first 2 or 3 seconds, then skips back to the beginning, thenn repeats those 2 or 3 seconds of video and then continues (usually) to play normally from that point on.

This behavior is when I am using my Tablo with a brand new Rocku 3. If am using wired gigabit ethernet between all components (though I realize Tablo will only do 100 mbit).

Is there some way to increase the buffer size on either the Roku or the Tablo to smooth out the initial video playback? I am OK with a slightly longer pause before initial playback starts…

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Do you have the fast startup checkbox checked? Try unchecking it.

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This option he speaks of is under Settings in the Tablo app on an iPad or Android device, or Tablo web app on my.tablotv.com

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Thanks! Logging in to the Tablo Web app and making the change worked great!


BTW, as far as I can tell, there is no way to get to this option from the iPad Tablo App. I don’t see the “Advanced” setting area anywhere.
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@HokkieKev - That’s correct. It’s only available in the web app since it’s not something you’re likely to be poking at very often.

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Thanks for this! I was having the same issue with 3-5 second repeats. Just changed the setting and hopefully that will resolve the problem.

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