2020-07-01, 16:11
Hi, I have tried searching for the solution to this, completely in vain =( While there are other posts, none of them resolves my issue.
This is about a fresh Kodi install of version 18.7 on a fresh copy of Windows 10 (may 2020 and June 9 updates), without having added any plugins or add ons or whatever they are called, (I am too new to this to have tried that yet) other than those that came pre installed of course.
I have tried both version 18.7 and 17.6 of Kodi, and the problem is the same in both:
The Kodi mouse pointer is very very slow and laggy, I would say around 3 pfs(!) and so are the menus, and the video playback is I would say not as bad, but it too lags a little bit, which is especially noticeable when the camera is moving. Even though the debug thing shows an fps of around 10+ fps at times, the mouse pointer is clearly updated much slower than that.
I have never experienced anything like it GUI wise on any program or video player in my history with working with PC's, dating back to 1992.
When using Kodi in WINDOWED mode, however, the mouse pointer becomes much smoother, but only if the window is small, but it still lags behind my mouse movements quite a bit =/ When using a big windowed mode, the mouse pointer is again super slow, and the video playback suffers greatly compared to full screen mode.
Even when I get it up to 56 fps in a small windowed mode there is strange lag on the mouse pointer, and the video stutters a bit too. Very unusual.
I know that you guys recommend using full screen mode, but see, I really like being able to multitask while watching series and movies =) So I would really like to resolve this problem altogether, both in full screen and windowed mode.
I also know the problem is most likely my hardware; I am using a stone age Intel Core2 Duo E6600 with 2 GB ram. Running Windows 10 May 2020 and June 9 updates. (And running it very well and smoothly, I must say.)
My graphics card is also a stone age Nvidia GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache. My motherboard is an Asus p5b deluxe.
My audio card (which is most likely not part of the problem) is an M-audio AudioPhile 2496.
Even though I am pretty sure my stone age hardware is to blame here, I have really never encountered anything like it, so I am hoping that Kodi still can run smoothly like all other apps on my PC with the help of you ppl
You see, this really should not be happening, as when I am watching videos in Kodi, the cpu is about 40%, so there is no real reason for this incredibly slow behavior, and a bit stuttery/slow video playback.
VLC for example, can show me videos just fine, but the problem I have with VLC is that it consumes about 80% of my CPU, which I am looking to lower by switching media player, so that I can perform other tasks while watching video.
Also I have to choose a video renderer in VLC that is called Windows GDI for smooth playback, but then the 720p upscaling is really bad (it becomes pixelated), and meanwhile Kodi seems to upscale 720p video just fine.
So, I am hoping you can help me with this problem so I can enjoy using Kodi instead on my old pc
I really don't have the money to upgrade my PC for a year or so =/
Anyway, I also just want to say, that the settings for video sure seem limited when compared to other players. Which is probably what you aimed for, so it will be easy to use. But for example, there is no way to turn of hardware acceleration (as far as I know?) and other things that I do NOT have, which I suspect might just be the problem here...
So, questions:
1) Is there any way to disable hardware acceleration? Maybe from a command line?
2) And to choose output video renderer?
Here is my log file:
https://paste.kodi.tv/umebuqahol.kodi
Thank you in advance
This is about a fresh Kodi install of version 18.7 on a fresh copy of Windows 10 (may 2020 and June 9 updates), without having added any plugins or add ons or whatever they are called, (I am too new to this to have tried that yet) other than those that came pre installed of course.
I have tried both version 18.7 and 17.6 of Kodi, and the problem is the same in both:
The Kodi mouse pointer is very very slow and laggy, I would say around 3 pfs(!) and so are the menus, and the video playback is I would say not as bad, but it too lags a little bit, which is especially noticeable when the camera is moving. Even though the debug thing shows an fps of around 10+ fps at times, the mouse pointer is clearly updated much slower than that.
I have never experienced anything like it GUI wise on any program or video player in my history with working with PC's, dating back to 1992.
When using Kodi in WINDOWED mode, however, the mouse pointer becomes much smoother, but only if the window is small, but it still lags behind my mouse movements quite a bit =/ When using a big windowed mode, the mouse pointer is again super slow, and the video playback suffers greatly compared to full screen mode.
Even when I get it up to 56 fps in a small windowed mode there is strange lag on the mouse pointer, and the video stutters a bit too. Very unusual.
I know that you guys recommend using full screen mode, but see, I really like being able to multitask while watching series and movies =) So I would really like to resolve this problem altogether, both in full screen and windowed mode.
I also know the problem is most likely my hardware; I am using a stone age Intel Core2 Duo E6600 with 2 GB ram. Running Windows 10 May 2020 and June 9 updates. (And running it very well and smoothly, I must say.)
My graphics card is also a stone age Nvidia GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache. My motherboard is an Asus p5b deluxe.
My audio card (which is most likely not part of the problem) is an M-audio AudioPhile 2496.
Even though I am pretty sure my stone age hardware is to blame here, I have really never encountered anything like it, so I am hoping that Kodi still can run smoothly like all other apps on my PC with the help of you ppl
You see, this really should not be happening, as when I am watching videos in Kodi, the cpu is about 40%, so there is no real reason for this incredibly slow behavior, and a bit stuttery/slow video playback.
VLC for example, can show me videos just fine, but the problem I have with VLC is that it consumes about 80% of my CPU, which I am looking to lower by switching media player, so that I can perform other tasks while watching video.
Also I have to choose a video renderer in VLC that is called Windows GDI for smooth playback, but then the 720p upscaling is really bad (it becomes pixelated), and meanwhile Kodi seems to upscale 720p video just fine.
So, I am hoping you can help me with this problem so I can enjoy using Kodi instead on my old pc
I really don't have the money to upgrade my PC for a year or so =/
Anyway, I also just want to say, that the settings for video sure seem limited when compared to other players. Which is probably what you aimed for, so it will be easy to use. But for example, there is no way to turn of hardware acceleration (as far as I know?) and other things that I do NOT have, which I suspect might just be the problem here...
So, questions:
1) Is there any way to disable hardware acceleration? Maybe from a command line?
2) And to choose output video renderer?
Here is my log file:
https://paste.kodi.tv/umebuqahol.kodi
Thank you in advance
so I'd probably cook it if I tried.