Linux ChromeBox Kodi E-Z Setup Script (LibreELEC/Linux+Kodi) [2017/02/21]
Wow. RGB color range settings make a pretty big difference to video quality!

So far I've had everything on the default settings, which I think means "auto". But occasionally I'd get a picture that was way too dark (immediately obvious) which would be the result of the Chromebox selecting "Full" and the TV selecting "Limited". Typically I'd have to suspend/resume the box to correct the issue. So, last week, I added the startup command to force the Chromebox into Limited 16-235 mode, on the assumption that when the TV's Auto detection got it right it would be fine, and when it defaulted to failsafe "Limited" mode it would also be right.

But then tonight I was reading up on banding... and when I downloaded a greyscale bar test, sure enough I had it. Would it be obvious in normal playback? I'd say it would be, at least as regards smooth graduated background in cartoons, or nighttime skies, and so forth. So, playing around, I tried the suggested idea of forcing the Chromebox into "Full" mode, and then using the software option to force Kodi into 16-235 mode. Apparently this is the only way that doesn't result in Kodi having to convert color ranges? I also had to force the television into Limited mode for that input instead of Auto.

At any rate, the result was immediately apparent - greyscale bars are now **smooth** with no obvious banding. The only catch is all my devices feed through an A/V receiver to the same TV input, so all of them had to be made aware of the forced Limited color range setting as well - which thankfully works fine for my cable box and BD player.
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