The 5 fastest skins?
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I'm using an old linux laptop and would like to know which are the 5 fastest skins in your opinion -any platform you use.
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#2
it would come down to addons that are running 
number of resources fanart images 
number of view types
number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links
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#3
@the_other_guy   what do you mean by the following please ? 
"number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links"
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#4
(2019-10-23, 01:55)the_other_guy Wrote: it would come down to addons that are running 
number of resources fanart images 
number of view types
number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links
Of course there are big differences between the skins. Just compare aeon mq8 with confluence or estuary. Therefore the question of the 5 fastest skins is quite appropriate. Smile
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(2019-10-23, 12:22)beatmasterrs Wrote:
(2019-10-23, 01:55)the_other_guy Wrote: it would come down to addons that are running 
number of resources fanart images 
number of view types
number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links
Of course there are big differences between the skins. Just compare aeon mq8 with confluence or estuary. Therefore the question of the 5 fastest skins is quite appropriate. Smile 

Do you have an opinion on which are the fastest @beatmasterrs  ?
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#6
Quartz should be part of the conversation. A lightweight skin with settings to assist in dealing with slow hardware (leia version only). Mimic and Pellucid would also make my short list of minimalist skins.

Also check out the Skin Tightener add-on. By setting all animation times to zero, it can help in hiding the jankiness of resource intensive animation effects on slower hardware. hth

Edit: Also recommend using the Texture Cache Maintenance Utility to ensure all artwork is pre-cached for faster rendering. Helps significantly on fresh installs.
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#7
Ones with less dependencies?
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#8
Adding to Hitcher's point, once you're done auditioning skins your kodi install may be larded up with add-ons not needed for the skin you've chosen. It might behoove you to blow kodi away and reinstall to remove those artifacts.
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#9
My favorite in Leia was Titan Mod, and it works even faster on Matrix.
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