diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
index 4b4f61d535..787dcb5d3c 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
                 try
                 {
                     var liveStream = await GetChannelStream(host, channelId, streamId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var startTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
                     await liveStream.Open(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var endTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                    Logger.Info("Live stream opened after {0}ms", (endTime - startTime).TotalMilliseconds);
                     return liveStream;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index f974b5c2c7..b9a58a0115 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -347,6 +347,15 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 videoCodec = "h264";
                 videoBitrate = 1000000;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                // This is for android tv's 1200 condition. Remove once not needed anymore so that we can avoid possible side effects of dummying up this data
+                if ((channelInfo.IsHD ?? true))
+                {
+                    width = 1920;
+                    height = 1080;
+                }
+            }
 
             if (channelInfo != null)
             {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs
index c530d48c2a..bf3febaf29 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunUdpStream.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             _tempFilePath = Path.Combine(appPaths.TranscodingTempPath, UniqueId + ".ts");
         }
 
-        protected override async Task OpenInternal(CancellationToken openCancellationToken)
+        protected override Task OpenInternal(CancellationToken openCancellationToken)
         {
             _liveStreamCancellationTokenSource.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             //OpenedMediaSource.SupportsDirectStream = true;
             //OpenedMediaSource.SupportsTranscoding = true;
 
-            await taskCompletionSource.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return taskCompletionSource.Task;
 
             //await Task.Delay(5000).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index 368c0cf321..ee7b9f0800 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -799,13 +799,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
 
             if (videoStream.IsInterlaced)
             {
-                if (state.DeInterlace(videoStream.Codec))
+                if (state.DeInterlace(videoStream.Codec, false))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
 
-
             if (videoStream.IsAnamorphic ?? false)
             {
                 if (request.RequireNonAnamorphic)
@@ -1365,7 +1364,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 filters.Add("hwupload");
             }
 
-            if (state.DeInterlace("h264") && !string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "h264_vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (state.DeInterlace("h264", true) && !string.Equals(outputVideoCodec, "h264_vaapi", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 // If it is already 60fps then it will create an output framerate that is much too high for roku and others to handle
                 if (string.Equals(options.DeinterlaceMethod, "bobandweave", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && (state.VideoStream.RealFrameRate ?? 60) <= 30)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingJobInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingJobInfo.cs
index 450bbf7c18..cf067ddf41 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingJobInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingJobInfo.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
         public int? OutputAudioBitrate;
         public int? OutputAudioChannels;
 
-        public bool DeInterlace(string videoCodec)
+        public bool DeInterlace(string videoCodec, bool forceDeinterlaceIfSourceIsInterlaced)
         {
             // Support general param
             if (BaseRequest.DeInterlace)
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                 }
             }
 
+            if (forceDeinterlaceIfSourceIsInterlaced)
+            {
+                var videoStream = VideoStream;
+                if (videoStream != null && videoStream.IsInterlaced)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -559,7 +568,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                     return VideoStream == null ? (bool?)null : VideoStream.IsInterlaced;
                 }
 
-                if (DeInterlace(ActualOutputVideoCodec))
+                if (DeInterlace(ActualOutputVideoCodec, true))
                 {
                     return false;
                 }