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Picture quality on the I3 Skylake CPU is perfect here, i'd chance the 6th gen nuc too
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That seller actually accepted (an auto-accept, immediate) $70 + $12 if anyone else is interested... this tip is what I was thanking movie78 for as I'm a lousy bargainer.
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Now the flood gate is wide open for 3D MVC on windows...
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2016-03-15, 06:14
(This post was last modified: 2016-03-15, 06:28 by Karnis.)
I can confirm this build is working on Windows 10 64 bit, Intel Pentium 3 duo core 3 GHz and nVidia Geforce GT720 (recent drivers, certainly not the latest). Must set up 3D in nVidia control panel & I set resolution to 1080p @ 24 Hz. Once I did this I had "hardware-based" available in KODI settings. At first i got the green screen but I rebooted my HTPc for the heck of it, set it up again & holy crap, it worked.
KODI settings:
SETTINGS-SYSTEM-VIDEO OUTPUT:
display mode= full screen
delay= .5 seconds
3D mode/current = hardware based (for 3D GUI)
preferred mode = same as movie (hardware based also works)
SETTINGS-VIDEO-PLAYBACK
adjust refresh rate= stop/start
sync playback to display = on (I'm not using passthru as i don't have a 3D receiver so the HDMI output of the GT 720 is connected directly to my Samsung HDTV)
playback mode of 3d videos= preferred
disable 3D mode at end = unchecked (this keeps the GUI in 3D mode when the movie starts)
SETTINGS-VIDEO-ACCELERATION
render = DXVA
enable HQ scalers above = 20%
allow HW ACC DXVA 2 - checked
decode 3D files = checked
I can also attest to the better video quality. It is a bit better than my KD LINKS HD 720. It renders details better. Testing chapter 1 of ANT MAN I can see better facial details. The HD720 renders faces with a slightly more pasty quality.
I couldn't test HD audio passthru because i don't have a 3D receiver. I also noticed a loss of audio sync on some chapter skips. But those are nit picks. This is a very promising advancement for KODI.