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pepemosca
02-15-2003, 05:53 AM
Hi, i have an iPAQ h5450 and a Liksys Wireless Access Point Router (BEFW11S4v2).

When i play some MP3 or WMA or some MPEG file over my Wi-Fi, the Signal Strength goes from 3 to 70% 8O even when i'm at 1 foot away of the router.

But, when i stop the MP3 the signal goes inmediately to 95-100%. :wink:

Is this normal? What am i doing wrong? :roll:

Also, is posible to play an 20MB MPEG file over Wi-Fi using software like PocketTV or PocketMVP (or recomend me some software) without having lost frames?
Dermot81
02-15-2003, 07:02 AM
Sure you can stream mpeg, as long as the bitrate is low enough.

Or do what I do, encode to divx and use Pocket MVP to watch over the wifi connection. I usually encode movies using virtual dub and then watch them over my wifi connection on my ipaq. Get PocketHackmaster, and you won't have any dropped frames. I encode my movies at 24 fps without drops.
pepemosca
02-15-2003, 01:07 PM
Sure you can stream mpeg, as long as the bitrate is low enough.

Or do what I do, encode to divx and use Pocket MVP to watch over the wifi connection. I usually encode movies using virtual dub and then watch them over my wifi connection on my ipaq. Get PocketHackmaster, and you won't have any dropped frames. I encode my movies at 24 fps without drops.

How fast are you running your XScale? Doesn't heat up the CPU?


Also, how about the Wi-Fi Signal Strength... have you got the same problem? (Sorry, have you got an h5450?)
Have you ever saw something like what i describe?
pepemosca
02-23-2003, 12:54 AM
Anyone with this problem?
syphix
02-27-2003, 04:57 AM
Never seen that problem...but then again: never LOOKED for it.

In fact, I just tried playing a movie in PocketMVP, and I can't even SEE the strength meter.

If it works, though, why the concern?
pepemosca
03-04-2003, 09:20 PM
Never seen that problem...but then again: never LOOKED for it.

In fact, I just tried playing a movie in PocketMVP, and I can't even SEE the strength meter.

If it works, though, why the concern?

Ok.. so.. I'm not the only one with this sort of "problem"

Thanks for your reply