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Is there any way to resolve XBMC using around 1/3 of my CPU when it is doing nothing and sitting at the menu screen on my black macbook? Turning vsync on helps but not much.
Tried searching but couldn't find anything.
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I wouldn't mind if it used 100% of the CPU if it wasn't for the fact that the fans kick in at anything above about 15% and render a "silent" machine less so. It also seemed odd that it uses more CPU power than the version on my old Xbox (also using Confluence @ 720p) which I why I thought it might've been a bug.
Presumably there's no way of putting a "sleep" delay into the menu render if there's no input/output being processed? A "don't redraw if nothing has changed"?
If it can't be fixed, then fine, was just wondering if it was a known "bug" or a "feature". If it was non-trivial then no doubt someone who knows how it all works (I don't know C++ so I can't contribute) would've already sorted it, so there's obviously more to it than I think.
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Set the screensaver to black (trick I learned when I was using an AppleTV1) CPU goes from 30% to 2-3%.
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Is there an option to limit fps (frames per second) of the menu interface? On MacBookPro with HD3000 graphics cpu temperature goes to 80°C and fan to 7000rpm, when surfing menus and not while watching videos.
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It's probably not going to help the temperature (as mac laptops generally run hot) also your menu wouldn't feel as good.
A simpler option may be to switch to a less complex skin.
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I think confluence isn't particularly heavy so I doesn't look like it would make a difference.
Other than the fan sound annoying you when you browse through menus for an extended amount of time it doesn't seem like an issue, I know I don't spend huge amounts of time in the menus (because I use xbmc to watch videos).
If the cpu usage in menus really bugs you (for some reason) then perhaps XBMC isn't the solution for you, pretty menus/graphics have to come at a (extremely) small cost.
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Is not possible at all, to limit gui at 30fps? Now (activating debug mode) it runs at 60fps, i think limiting it at 1/2 fps should reduce gpu heat.