For Knots, I don't use it like everyone else does.

I only use it to stream cartoons.

I remove the 400x240 transcoding, drop the audio down to 22050, and bottom the fps to 8.

It sounds like this would be horrible, but it keeps me happy.

Knots is only good if you don't feel like transcoding yourself.

If you decide to do this on your own, it is possible to get really great results.
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...7&postcount=17

Make sure your firewall isn't messing with Knots.

That's the problem most people first experience.