[Zoolander06]

Hello,

I encounter a problem with Kodi (version 16 and 17) and SPMC on my "Freebox Mini" Android box (based on Broadcom BCM7552 soc).
Kodi never change the refresh rate when video start, so the playback is not smooth at all.

I found a workaround : if I set the proper refresh rate in the android settings before playing my video, the playback is smooth. The problem is that I have to check the framerate of a video, then go to the settings, change refresh rate, then I can enjoy my movie.

I also noticed that even when my device is set to a refresh rate of 24Hz, Kodi display in "System information" : Screen resolution: [email protected].
But when I enable debug logging, it displays "FPS: 24.0 fps".

I will post you some logs later.

Thanks,

Joris

[Zoolander06]

So, I tried to debug log what happens when I play a video, I made 3 test playbacks.
For all of them, Kodi is set to automatically set refresh rate at start/stop.
The only thing I've changed is the refresh rate in android settings : first test at 60Hz, second at 50Hz and last at 24Hz.
In each test, I've got those two lines in the log :

Code:

11:50:12.004 T:18446744072444039296   DEBUG: Resolution 1920x1080 @ 60.000000 - Full Screen (16) not a very good match for fps 23.976 (weight: 0.166), trying 2:3 cadence
11:50:12.004 T:18446744072444039296  NOTICE: Display resolution ADJUST : 1920x1080 @ 60.000000 - Full Screen (16) (weight: 0.001)

So for each refresh rate, Kodi thinks it's working at 60Hz and tries to apply a 2:3 cadence. The result is never good, even when my refresh rate is really 60Hz.

Actually, since the last beta of Kodi 17, the result is not good even if I disable the automatic refresh rate setting, but that's another problem, and since it's still beta, I hope that will be fixed later.

With SPMC (and before with Kodi 16), the playback is smooth if the refresh rate in android settings is the same as the framerate of the video, and the settings in Kodi are effectless...

Joris