diff -r f2b53549deef -r 7dcc53d63f37 gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c
--- a/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Fri Nov 24 14:54:39 2006 +0000
+++ b/gst-plugins-mythtv/src/gstmythtvsrc.c	Fri Nov 24 21:49:40 2006 +0000
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 #define GST_FLOW_ERROR_NO_DATA  			-101
 
-#define INTERNAL_BUFFER_SIZE					64*1024
+#define INTERNAL_BUFFER_SIZE					40*1024
 
 /* stablish a maximum iteration value to the IS_RECORDING message */
 static guint wait_to_transfer = 0;
@@ -675,11 +675,14 @@
 
     while ( wait_to_transfer++ < GMYTHTV_TRANSFER_MAX_WAITS &&
 				( gmyth_livetv_is_recording( src->spawn_livetv ) == FALSE ) )
-      g_usleep( 100 );
+      g_usleep( 500 );
+      
+    /* IS_RECORDING again, just like the MythTV backend does... */
+	  gmyth_livetv_is_recording( src->spawn_livetv );
+	  
+	  sleep( 5 );  
+
   }
-  
-  //sleep( 30 );
-
   /* sets the FileTransfer instance connection (video/audio download) */
   ret = gmyth_file_transfer_setup( &(src->file_transfer), src->live_tv );
 
@@ -1044,11 +1047,11 @@
       GST_INFO_OBJECT( src, "[%s] PLAYING to PAUSED called!\n", __FUNCTION__ );
     case GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_READY:
       GST_INFO_OBJECT( src, "[%s] PAUSED to READY called!\n", __FUNCTION__ );
-      if ( !gmyth_recorder_send_frontend_ready_command( src->spawn_livetv->recorder ) )
-      	GST_WARNING_OBJECT( src, "[%s] Couldn't send the FRONTEND_READY message to the backend!", __FUNCTION__ );
-      else
-      	GST_DEBUG_OBJECT( src, "[%s] Message FRONTEND_READY was sent to the backend!", __FUNCTION__ );
       if ( src->live_tv && src->update_prog_chain ) {
+	      if ( !gmyth_recorder_send_frontend_ready_command( src->spawn_livetv->recorder ) )
+	      	GST_WARNING_OBJECT( src, "[%s] Couldn't send the FRONTEND_READY message to the backend!", __FUNCTION__ );
+	      else
+	      	GST_DEBUG_OBJECT( src, "[%s] Message FRONTEND_READY was sent to the backend!", __FUNCTION__ );
       	
       /*