(2018-07-18, 09:49)Nom1fan Wrote: Quote:On Windows, you have to use external video renderers for proper HDR10 playback.
Like what? Anything else apart from madVR? Since I tried that and after configuring it by the guide for hours, it worked horribly.
I'm asking because the best solution for me will include using Windows 10, since my HTPC is multi-purpose (also for games and stuff) and I won't be buying any Android TV box or anything like that.
Thanks !
If HDR passthrough with madVR looked horrible, you might prefer the tone mapping in Kodi to your HDR display. That would be surprising. There is also DVDFab Player, but I wouldn’t expect any radical differences if you can get actual HDR playback working.
I’d download MPC and check to see if you actually enabled HDR passthrough. Just stick with the default settings, select hardware decoding, madVR as the renderer and hdr passthrough, and play something.
You could simply add MPC as an external player in Kodi if it looks any better, just to handle the few HDR movies in your collection.
Otherwise, I’d invest in a cheap Kodi box that supports HDR or wait for support from Linux.
Edit: I just looked at your at system info in the first post. Are you using a Samsung display that supports HDR playback?