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[HomerJAU]

It’s probably a screen saver which you can disable in Kodi settings.

 

[DuncanS]

Woops, my bad. I may have misread your post. My issue is a blanking of the TV screen while playing music on my NUC. The audio keeps playing but the TV screen will periodically go blank for a second or two and then the video comes back on.

Could still be an HDMI handshake issue between the TV and the NUC. My gut feeling is that the video blanking is at the NUC end. There was an update of drivers a while back for the NUC, check they're up to date.

 

[PK]

Could still be an HDMI handshake issue between the TV and the NUC. My gut feeling is that the video blanking is at the NUC end. There was an update of drivers a while back for the NUC, check they're up to date.

Will do. Thanks

 

[PK]

It’s probably a screen saver which you can disable in Kodi settings.

I think the screensaver is disabled but I'll double check that too. Thanks

 

[atrocity]

Would that be able to duplicate the functionality if his, @atrocity, Logitech Squeezebox too?

Yes, I use a smartphone app (Yatse) to control Kodi and it works well. There's also a really god music-only controller app for the iPad.

 

[himey]

Yes, I use a smartphone app (Yatse) to control Kodi and it works well. There's also a really god music-only controller app for the iPad.

Have you compared Yatse to Kodi's built in web based remote?

 

[haikubass]

Have you compared Yatse to Kodi's built in web based remote?

I did, couple months ago. Not much a difference initially, but I cannot image to go back from Yatse now. Definitely worth the purchase.

 

[Ninecats]

Can I get a show of hands? Who's using Kodi?

Aye, Kodi with the Aeon Nox Silvo skin, been using it on an Nvidia Shield for about two years. Much thanks to this place in general and HomerJAU in particular. Still haven’t explored all its potential but I really like the rock solid performance - to my knowledge it hasn’t bugged or crashed one single time. Shield and Kodi is obvioisly a good match.

 

[atrocity]

Have you compared Yatse to Kodi's built in web based remote?

Yes. The web controller is fine but works best with a real computer and big monitor. The smartphone app is much better optimized for the smaller screen. It may also have broader functionality, but I'm not positive about that. Been a while!

 

[PK]

It’s probably a screen saver which you can disable in Kodi settings.

Screensaver is already off.

 

[PK]

Could still be an HDMI handshake issue between the TV and the NUC. My gut feeling is that the video blanking is at the NUC end. There was an update of drivers a while back for the NUC, check they're up to date.

Can't find driver info in my NUC. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks

 

[DuncanS]

Can't find driver info in my NUC. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks

I downloaded onto my NUC the intel Driver Assistant, run it and it detects and updates any Intel Driver
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.htmlAlso
https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/products/98414/intel-nuc.html

 

[PK]

I downloaded onto my NUC the intel Driver Assistant, run it and it detects and updates any Intel Driver
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.htmlAlso
https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/products/98414/intel-nuc.html

Are you running a Windows OS? I'm running Linux LibreElec which doesn't appear to be supported by the Intel Driver Assistant....Hmmm

 

[HomerJAU]

Its a Kodi setup issue not the NUC drivers.

This only occurs when you play music, right?

In your advancedsettings.xml add this line to your file at the end and restart the NUC:

<songinfoduration>7200</songinfoduration>

Example

<songinfoduration>7200</songinfoduration>
</advancedsettings>

 

[HomerJAU]

More here @PK

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=93086&highlight=Songduration

 

[PK]

More here @PK

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=93086&highlight=Songduration

The whole screen goes dark as if it's lost the connection...just happens occasionally...

 

[HomerJAU]

My issue is a blanking of the TV screen while playing music on my NUC. The audio keeps playing but the TV screen will periodically go blank for a second or two and then the video comes back on.

And hitting a key on your remote or keyboard brings the screen back? If yes, can you try the above setting please?

 

[PK]

And hitting a key on your remote or keyboard brings the screen back? If yes, can you try the above setting please?

Screen comes back on without doing anything. I can modify the xml file tomorrow and see if the problem reoccurs.

 

[HomerJAU]

It will come back on when a new song starts or you click a Control. That setting tells Kodi to keep showing the screen when audio plays. It’s the default setting as most don’t want to see the screen when only playing music,

if you have fanart art or the artist slideshow Then you want to see the screen while playing music.

 

[DuncanS]

Are you running a Windows OS? I'm running Linux LibreElec which doesn't appear to be supported by the Intel Driver Assistant....Hmmm

My NUC is Windows 10.