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XBMC,
A small question; my internal (motherboard) videocard is Intel HD3000 series.
I have a ATI HD6450 laying around which i can plug in. Both support DTS-HD and True-HD which is a must for me...
Which one do you recommend to use to have the best video performance/quality.
Thanks in advance,
Mitch.
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If you can use the 6450 I would use it. That card has proven to be one of the best card for home entertainment and 24p playback.
The HD3000 has had a few bugs with XBMC. Might have been fixed now, but I would still go with the 6450.
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milli
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With respect to HD3000 it is the problem with the graphics driver and not with XBMC. The macroblocking/artifacts with certain 24p videos is a known issue with HD3000.
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2013-10-22, 22:43
(This post was last modified: 2013-10-22, 22:44 by Mitchlw.)
Thanks for the info guys...right now im trying the ATI HD6450 but not without any issues...
I set it up just like my Intel HD3000, but the videos play NOT as smooth as the Intel.
My system;
Windows 7 64bit
12GB DDR3
Intel i3
Ati Radeon HD6450
Do i need to setup XBMC in a different way now that i use another Graphic Card.
Here are my XBMC settings;
- Render: Software
- DXVA2 = OFF
- Fullscreen rather then true fullscreen = ON
- Audio: HDMI 5.1
- Audio Device = Wasapi - ATI HD HDMI Audio
I installed the latest drivers from the website, do i need to enable/disable some properties in the Ati Catalyst Control?
Hope to hear from you cause i was hoping on better playback then the Intel, right now it is worse....
Thanks!
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2013-10-22, 23:17
(This post was last modified: 2013-10-22, 23:18 by steelman1991.)
Try turning on DXVA2 and turn off Fullscreen, change Render to DXVA. You might also want to try turning on Adjust Refresh Rate to match screen resolution.
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milli
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Is there a reason why you turn off dxva2? Not sure what kind of videos you are playing. I can never play Bluray quality videos with not stuttering when dxva is off on my i7/HD3000 machine.
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Yeah indeed, because it was recommended for my previous Intel HD Driver.
I will try those settings today and report back!
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Since "Torcar" has the same videocard as i do i asked him for his advice...for him the following settings workes perfect;
- Render: Hardware
- DXVA2 = ON
- Fullscreen rather then true fullscreen = ON
- Audio: HDMI 5.1
- Audio Device = Wasapi - ATI HD HDMI Audio
- Adjust display refreshrate to match video
- No sync options enabled.
Now... be warned, XBMC has a 24p bug that has followed it for years... so you might experience audio sync issues. In my experience this varies according to what kind of TV you have.
I have set a 200ms delay on all 24p material in the advancedsettings.xml file and this works good for me.
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So now i wanna set up my XBMC like his to see how it looks/works/feels but i have some problems;
- Render Mode: "Hardware" isnt available on my XBMC 12.2. Only Pixel Shader, Auto Detect, Software or DXVA.
- I dont have a advancedsettings.xml in my XBMC folder and/or in my Application Data folder (can i create this? and what command/line should i put in?)
- The computer + XBMC itself is in fullscreen BUT when i play a video it isnt...
Hope you can help me out with those problems...
Thanks!