[Livin]

I moved from a Windows 7 setup to AFTV2 hoping to gain a simple 1-box solution as we use Amazon Prime.

I have found that the same encoded videos I watched using Kodi on Windows seem to have much lower quality on AFTV2. I see macroblocking (very bad color dithering, especially in dark scenes) and overall clarity seems lower?

I have a 110" projection screen & a 55" LCD - noticeable (but watchable) on the 55 - super distracting on the 110!

All videos are 720 or 1080 - H264, usually & my PC was an Intel i5 w/ HD4000 (thus, nothing fancy video wise)

Is there some tweaks I can do to the AFTV2 / Kodi setup to make the quality better?

Are others seeing this?

thx for the help

[fritsch]

Can you disable mediacodec surface rendering? Does it get better?

What about the other video players running on android, e.g. default player?

[bravehrt3]

I'm seeing it, have the same exact issue as you. I'm using the stick and was going to return it thinking I would get better picture with the more powerful AFTV2. Is yours connected to your router or are you running it wireless?

[Livin]

I'm running aftv2 via wired ethernet.

What is the difference between Surface vs regular Media codec?