Toejam

Just a quick follow-up from my prior post. The bt audio quality seems to be dependent on the distance from the tv and soundbar: one of those items appears to be causing interference with the buzztv bluetooth signal. I dropped the buzztv down ~ 6" and started to get a little bit of audio stuttering. Put it back up 6" and the bt signal improved. So far, this seems to be a workable path to eliminating the bt audio stuttering. The trend seems to be I find a new position that works, a few days later some audio stuttering starts creeping into the system.

I apologize, thought I had submitted my reply earlier. I have the following bluetooth speakers: Altec Lansing Lifejacket Jolt Ion Plunge JBL Go 2 Amazon Echo Dot gen 2 All of them had stuttering issues, which leads me to believe the issue is not with the speakers. My latest attempt was to get a brand new HDMI 2.1 cable that would allow me to move the buzztv about a foot further from the TV and sound bar. I also raised the buzztv about 6" higher - it now sits about 5' above the ground. The performance last night was great with the Ion Plunge and Altec Lansing bluetooth speakers. I don't know if this is due to the increased distance from the tv and soundbar, or the improved hdmi cable.

I spoke too soon. The stuttering came back. It seems go to in waves: works fine for a while, then builds up stuttering. I can re-pair and get better performance, but, would like to eliminate the bluetooth stuttering totally. Can I assume the external antenna's are for wifi and have nothing to do with bluetooth performance?

Emporium: thank you for all the great ideas. I may have hit on a possible source for my bt audio issue - a sound bar hooked to the tv. The soundbar sits in front of the tv, the buzztv sits beside the tv, about .5 feet away from the soundbar. I nudged the soundbar down about 3" and the audio stuttering dissipated. I swapped the buzztv box to the other side of the tv and as far away as the hdmi cable would reach, which got it about 2' away from the soundbar: the audio quality dramatically improved. There was a little audio stuttering later on, but, it was in, then out and did not come back. The soundbar seems to be the source of my audio issues - at least I'm hoping that cures my bt audio issue. You raise a good issue that I've been considering lately - is Kodi necessary to play my video content? I started with Kodi back at least a decade ago and it met all my needs for playing video. I like one app that can traverse through all the folders on my synology video nas and play practically any video format. I've not really ventured out to review other video players (Plex, VLC, etc.) because I did not have to, Kodi has served me well all these years. Perhaps there is another video player that will work just as well that I should be using. I have tried VLC several times, it seems to be solid, perhaps I'll switch things over to VLC. We are in a rural area, so our internet download speeds are atrociously slow compared to speeds seen in more suburban and urban areas. We are a captive customer to the only source of internet, so they have no incentive to improve their systems. With T-Mobile and Verizon pushing their Home 5G Internet offerings, we are starting to see options that can get us 100 mbps speeds for only $60 per month. Until those services get in our area, we're stuck with low speed internet - ~ 10 mbps, which drives me to not wanting to stream - it results in constant buffering. Kodi makes a decent streaming offering, but, I don't need the streaming, so perhaps I just need a good video player. I will have to start experimenting with what's out there in the video player arena. The BT speakers are located about 20' away from the tv, not much distance and clear line-of-sight with no obstacles.

Firmware: V20230815 Video files are downloaded onto a synology NAS. My BuzzTV is hardwired onto my 1 gb ethernet network. I have two other amazon fire TV boxes that use wifi and do not have any stuttering audio issues. All streaming boxes pull from the same synology NAS. I don't do live streaming, we are rural and are lucky to get internet, much less any highspeed internet. My download speed typically runs 10 mbps. Because of the bandwidth issues, it is far easier to download then watch off my internal network.

sorry, already posted in the x5 forum.

I inadvertently originally posted this query in the buzztv 5 app forum. After getting spanked I copied my post here. One suggestion I already tried was to use another video player app and see if the audio still stutters. I ran VLC and still have the stuttering audio on several bluetooth speakers.

I reposted my query to the x5 forum. BTW: i played on VLC and still have the stuttering audio issue.

I have removed all paired devices except the remote and bluetooth speakers. The only thing I do with this box is watch videos in Kodi - not streamed, they're all downloaded. So, Kodi is the only app that I've loaded and run, the box still keeps skipping audio. I have an Amazon Alexa Echo Dot in the same room, it does not exhibit audio skipping. I've paired multiple bluetooth speakers to the buzztv, they all have audio skipping. When the buzztv starts up it shows a window that says "IO Exception". I don't know if this has any bearing on my bluetooth issue. If this device truly has bluetooth 5.0 installed, I should see great signal performance in my 20' room, that does not appear to be the case. Any input/suggestions would be appreciated.

I will copy my post to the x5 forum. I honestly did not know anything about the tv 5 app and inappropriately thought it meant the x5 model of the streaming box.

Thank you for the advise. I have used about 6 speakers, mix of old and new, they all have the stuttering issue. I will take up your advice and load VLC to see if that changes the bluetooth performance.

I'm a newbie to the forum. Please pardon my ignorance as I learn how things work.

I have removed all paired devices except the remote and bluetooth speakers. The only thing I do with this box is watch videos in Kodi - not streamed, they're all downloaded. So, Kodi is the only app that I've loaded and run, the box still keeps skipping audio. I have an Amazon Alexa Echo Dot in the same room, it does not exhibit audio skipping. I've paired multiple bluetooth speakers to the buzztv, they all have audio skipping. When the buzztv starts up it shows a window that says "IO Exception". I don't know if this has any bearing on my bluetooth issue. If this device truly has bluetooth 5.0 installed, I should see great signal performance in my 20' room, that does not appear to be the case. Any input/suggestions would be appreciated.