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XBMC Frodo playback settings

  • 04-03-2013 10:47AM
    #1
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,724 ✭✭✭✭


    Wondering what settings people are using for video playback in frodo,

    i have been advised to disable hardware decoding and use software instead (intel i3 gpu). That seems to be working fine even for heavy 1080p videos.

    The two settings i struggle with a little are:

    Adjust display refresh rate to match video - should i have this on? i currently do and have it set to at start stop and it seems to be fine

    Sync playback to display - this doesnt seem to work for me when the above it set on, my audio looses sync

    What are others using?


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  • #2
    PogMoThoin
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    I'm not too sure that's the right advise about software decoding, the i3 is well capable of gpu decoding and would give you a smoother experience.

    As for the other two refresh rate settings, I'd just leave them off as its effect will be completely different depending on the file you are playing, what works well on one video file may not work well with another.


  • #3
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,724 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    I'm not too sure that's the right advise about software decoding, the i3 is well capable of gpu decoding and would give you a smoother experience.

    As for the other two refresh rate settings, I'd just leave them off as its effect will be completely different depending on the file you are playing, what works well on one video file may not work well with another.

    i would have thought so but the guy has tested numerous machines and a lot of people credit him with improving their experience,

    apparently intel gpu has an issue with dvxa2....


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Adjust display refresh rate to match video:
    This should be on if your TV supports the relevant framerates. A good TV will support 1080p @24Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz etc. So if you are playing some 24p content (most Bluray) it will switch your TV to 24Hz refresh rate. If you are watching PAL DVD 25fps content, it will switch to 50Hz.

    If this works for you it will give a much smoother playback experience. Otherwise, if you try to watch 24p content on a 60Hz display, you will get 3:2 judder, most noticeable during panning.

    Sync playback to display basically changes the speed of the video to match the display timing. So if you are playing a 24fps video on a display that has 23.976Hz timing, it slows the whole video to 23.976fps. Or if you are playing 29.97fps video on a 60Hz display, it will try to speed the video up to exactly 30Hz.

    You also need to choose the method it uses to keep the audio in sync with the video - I use passthrough to a receiver so dupe/drop audio packets is the best option.


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