[johneric]

I can't help but notice how my WD live hub has better quality (color and a bit sharper looking) than my new XBMC setup that I built yesterday. Did anyone of you have to adjust the color settings or adjust any of the video settings. I have a VIZIO HDTV but I don't think its the TV since I was happy with the video i got out of my WD live hub using the same HDTV. Something is just not as smooth with the picture quality i did have to scale the screen setting on the PC since windows 7 wasn't using the entire screen on my TV. Any advice is appreciated Below are the components of my set up.


. Product Description Savings Total Price
1
SeaSonic SS-300ES Bronze 300W Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817151085
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$43.99
$39.99


1
SILVERSTONE Black MILO Series ML03B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Item #:N82E16811163174
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$59.99


1
Logitech Harmony 300 (915-000143) Infrared Universal Remote Control
Item #:N82E16880111036
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$49.99
$28.52


1
AMD A6-3500 2.1GHz (2.4GHz Max Turbo) Socket FM1 Triple-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic
Item #:N82E16819103951
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$74.99


1
ASRock A75M Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Item #:N82E16813157260
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$84.99
$74.99


1
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231313
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$24.99


1
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC064B/WW 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #:N82E16820147162
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
$134.99
$104.99


1
Targus AMW55US Black RF Wireless Laser Mouse
Item #:N82E16826135067
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$29.99
$27.99


1
Microsoft 6000 2XJ-00001 Black Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard
Item #:N82E16823109237
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$42.99
$32.99


Grand Total: $469.44

[live4ever]

My guess would be some settings in AMD Catalyst Control Center. Wait for the AMD guys to chime in with specifics.

[lrusak]

Something is just not as smooth with the picture quality i did have to scale the screen setting on the PC since windows 7 wasn't using the entire screen on my TV.

So your image was originally underscanning? Have you tried a different resolution? What resolution are you on now? What are you connecting to your TV via? (ie. HDMI, DVI, or VGA)

[bluray]

@john-

Try these-

1. Update the latest AMD CCC from here- AMD Driver Autodetect
2. Disable everything in CCC Video/Quality other than "Enforce Smooth Video Playback
3. Enable DXVA2 with DXVA as Render Method, but disable everything else in XBMC settings/video/playback
4. Disable "Use a fullscreen window rather than a true fullscreen" in XBMC settings/system/video output

[johneric]

Something is just not as smooth with the picture quality i did have to scale the screen setting on the PC since windows 7 wasn't using the entire screen on my TV.

So your image was originally underscanning? Have you tried a different resolution? What resolution are you on now? What are you connecting to your TV via? (ie. HDMI, DVI, or VGA)

Yes the image was underscanned by a bit, I am using HDMI.

@bluray

I will try your suggestion tonight after work thanks for the replies.