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BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

paul401 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 09:46:25 GMT

I have upgraded my BT TV Pro box to internet mode.

Since doing so I now get a slight but noticeable stutter in the sound every few seconds.

I have a sky box fed into the TV by HDMI and the BT box fed in by HDMI and then the TV feeds to sonos sound bar by optical sound.

The stutter now happens across both boxes unless I switch off the BT Pro box in which case it stops.

Didn't happen before the update to internet mode.

Any body got ideas or advice to correct it?

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

TimCurtis — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:20:16 GMT

@paul401

Do you use a 5/8-port switch anywhere in the link between the HomeHub & the devices?

If you do it's possible that it's not capable of handling the correct directing of the multicast transmissions to the requesting port and flooding all devices.

Netgear switches don't work well for this but for example TP-Link TL-Sg105/8's do.

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

Kimbrich6 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:36:51 GMT

NETGEAR do work well if you have a switch that supports multicast.

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

paul401 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:10:53 GMT

Exactly that.

changed my pro box to wireless connection and all sorted no issues.

yes it has a net gear 8 port switch in as you described.

will either leave it wireless or look for a better switch.

Top man - thanks for the help

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

Kimbrich6 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:38:08 GMT

@paul401 @What was the switch model number?

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

paul401 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:42:44 GMT

GS308v2

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

Kimbrich6 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:44:48 GMT

@paul401 its the gs308e that supports multicast. Managed switch

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

paul401 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:45:53 GMT

Ah okay thanks for the advice

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

Kimbrich6 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:02:27 GMT

@TimCurtis is that a managed or unmanaged switch?

Re: BT Pro box internet mode sound stutter

TimCurtis — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 22:03:30 GMT

@Kimbrich6

The TP-link ones are unmanaged. No real need for managed ones.