Kodi DSPlayer – DirectShow Player for Windows
(2018-03-09, 19:58)mkohman Wrote: This is very useful information.. Thank you soon much.. What I would like to ask you is which GPU do you use for 4K HDR movie's? I was thinking of purchasing a 1050ti would that's be suffice or ist amd recommend or whichever model nvidia ist recommended? Thank you so much..
 At this risk of people wetting their nickers again I personally recommend AMD RX cards as they have fewer current issues that NVIDIA cards and are easier to setup for people who are just getting into setting up a HTPC properly for the first time. Obviously anyone can drop a card into a pc, install MPC-HC and start playing movies but if you want the best, smoothest picture you can then you need to dig deeper into MADVR, LAV filters and DS.

If you are a total noob then AMD is your best bet as you can install the card and get it working with the minimum of fuss, even with AMD card their is quite a bit to config and there are a couple of issues you need to be aware of. There is a minor issue with 3D playback which I have given a workaround for and a new issue only I seem to have at the moment which you are unlikely to have so I wont bore you with. Read back further for a more detailed view on NVIDIA cards and their issues.

NVIDIA cards are generally more powerful than AMD cards, if you are planning any gaming at all one the same PC get a 1060 if your budget will stretch. Bang for buck they are better but for me there are just to many hurdles to jump over for noobs and for people who want a very simple reliable setup. 

Obviously most this is subjective but I strongly believe that AMD cards are objectively easier to setup, if you are and intermediate noob like me and you dont use 3D then maybe NVIDIA might be your best bet, hard to say really. If you want to play safe get an AMD I would say.

My current weapon of choice is a lowly RX550 its powerful enough to play anything I throw at it with a few rendering tools added to maximize picture quality, I will be picking up a 470/48/570/580 when the bottom finally falls out of the market.
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