2012-02-18, 21:11
Hello.
I've been running XBMC for a couple of years off a laptop that couldn't play anything higher than 720p. I recently bought a new Gateway core i5 desktop and am using that as a HTPC and currently running Eden and watching big fat 1080p files.
With DXVA2 enabled I get occasional artifacts in certain spots in certain mkv files. I know that many recommend disabling DXVA2, saying the core ix CPUs are robust enough to not need it but, when I did, I noticed occasional stuttering while playing back certain scenes in high bitrate files--The opening battle scene of "Revenge of the Sith" for instance. CPU is around 20% but the VCPU can go as high as 101% at some points. The stuttering also happens on an older i3 I have.
So it seems I can either leave DXVA on and experience occasional artifacts OR leave it off and experience occasional stuttering.
I know these problems have been discussed elsewhere but I'm not sure a solution was ever arrived at.
I've been running XBMC for a couple of years off a laptop that couldn't play anything higher than 720p. I recently bought a new Gateway core i5 desktop and am using that as a HTPC and currently running Eden and watching big fat 1080p files.
With DXVA2 enabled I get occasional artifacts in certain spots in certain mkv files. I know that many recommend disabling DXVA2, saying the core ix CPUs are robust enough to not need it but, when I did, I noticed occasional stuttering while playing back certain scenes in high bitrate files--The opening battle scene of "Revenge of the Sith" for instance. CPU is around 20% but the VCPU can go as high as 101% at some points. The stuttering also happens on an older i3 I have.
So it seems I can either leave DXVA on and experience occasional artifacts OR leave it off and experience occasional stuttering.
I know these problems have been discussed elsewhere but I'm not sure a solution was ever arrived at.