[PV_XBMC]

I read review on http://www.missingremote.com/review/amd-...otherboard and they mention problems with luminance:

"AMD’s handling of video luminance has long been a source of frustration for those who do not choose to output Full RGB and use a display compatible with that pixel format. As we can see from the screenshots above, the driver clearly expects video content to be flagged in the PC (0-255) space instead of video (16-235), which causes the content to be unnecessarily expanded before recompression when output on a display configured for video luminance. Also, while four pixel formats are provided, selecting options besides YCbCr 4:4:4 or RGB Full led to inconsistent behavior between the different non-EVR* (Enhanced Video Renderer) players tested in this review including ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 5 (TMT), CyberLink PowerDVD 11 (PDVD), and Corel WinDVD 2010 (WDVD).

*MPC-HC, Windows Media Center 7 (7MC), and SageTV 7.1.9 (shown above) leverage the EVR so their behavior was consistent when that renderer was in use."

I have planned buying A8-3850 and using XBMC player for common videos (mkv, avi, DVD) and external player TMT5 for BD a 3D BD, but now I am not sure about A8-3850. Are these problems with luminance seriouse or are these problems solved thru current ATI drivers (review is dated 4. Oct 2011)?

Thank you very much for your help.

[jack0w]

I'm happy to check for you if you can tell me how - as I think a lot of that article went over my head!

I recently built myself a HTPC using an A6-3500. Still in the early days at the moment but to the naked eye I can't honestly say I've noticed anything off about the picture at all

[lagledavid]

a8-3870k owner and honestly i didnt understand a thing your saying which i guess sucks for me, I have not noticed anything out of the ordinary.

[PV_XBMC]

I'm happy to check for you if you can tell me how - as I think a lot of that article went over my head!

I recently built myself a HTPC using an A6-3500. Still in the early days at the moment but to the naked eye I can't honestly say I've noticed anything off about the picture at all

a8-3870k owner and honestly i didnt understand a thing your saying which i guess sucks for me, I have not noticed anything out of the ordinary.

Thank you very much for your response. Unfortunately, I dont know how to try or test it.

What type of player do you use? Only XBMC or for some stuff TotalMedia Theatre 5 or something else?

[jack0w]

Just using the player built into XBMC, works fine for me!

[bluray]

@pv-xbmc-

What is wrong with A8-3850? I haven't hear any bad thing about A8-3850 in this forum. Here is more info on: A8-3850-Great Gift (AMD A8-3850). If you want to setup XBMC external player, you can use my guide: Another External Player Code, but Very Simple to Setup.

You'll enjoy your A8-3850......

[Beer40oz]

A8-3850 for what you need! use the player built into XBMC

[PV_XBMC]

@pv-xbmc-

What is wrong with A8-3850? I haven't hear any bad thing about A8-3850 in this forum.

Thank you for your answer. I read about problems on http://www.missingremote.com/review/amd-...otherboard and they mention problems with luminance:

"AMD’s handling of video luminance has long been a source of frustration for those who do not choose to output Full RGB and use a display compatible with that pixel format. As we can see from the screenshots above, the driver clearly expects video content to be flagged in the PC (0-255) space instead of video (16-235), which causes the content to be unnecessarily expanded before recompression when output on a display configured for video luminance. Also, while four pixel formats are provided, selecting options besides YCbCr 4:4:4 or RGB Full led to inconsistent behavior between the different non-EVR* (Enhanced Video Renderer) players tested in this review including ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 5 (TMT), CyberLink PowerDVD 11 (PDVD), and Corel WinDVD 2010 (WDVD).

*MPC-HC, Windows Media Center 7 (7MC), and SageTV 7.1.9 (shown above) leverage the EVR so their behavior was consistent when that renderer was in use."

But, if nobody here have any problem with it, I think it is OK and probably it have been solved by new drivers or by something else.