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#1
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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#2
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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#3
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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#4
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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#5
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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#6
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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#7
(2013-10-22, 23:29)milli Wrote: 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.

Think that was the recommendation at one time with 'i' systems, when xbmc and intel drivers didn't play well together.
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#8
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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#9
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!
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#10
it isnt really a quick question anymore, is it Wink...

Still hope you guys can help me out!

Cheers
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#11
Yip a bit more complexBig Grin

  1. I don't have 'Hardware' as an option either - be inclined to change to Auto Detect.
  2. Have a read here (the wiki is always a good source) http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=advancedsettings.xml if you have issues with audio delay, you can set individual delays from a properly formatted advancesetting file, for each individual refresh rate - see under 'Latency'.
  3. Sounds like an overscan issue - go to Catalyst Control Centre/My Digital Flat Panels/Scaling Options and make sure the overscan setting is set to 0%. If you are using 'Adjust Display Refresh Rate to Match Video' then you have to carry this out for each refresh rate your going to use (ie 23/24, 50 etc).
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