2011-05-15, 19:49
I've got an HTPC running with XBMC as the front end (WIN XP Pro) with an HDMI (512meg ATI) card into my TV.
All looks and works absolutely beautiful with Back Row as my skin (lovely scrapers / fan art ect ec)
No trouble with playback / no skipped frames / freezing / stuttering ect
Two WD HDD's (2tb each) with 100's of my DVD's ripped to (mainly) ISO's or MKV's....
The only trouble is the PLAYBACK QUALITY of XBMC .... absolutely lacking in fine detail..a very 'looking through a net curtain' sort of effect...
My TV is at 1080p and I'm used to SKY HD sort of quality.... (XBMC is also set to output at 1080p)...
I get much better output when playing back using the PC based VLC Media Player software -
much more detail than XBMC so it's not my ATI graphics card ...
I've 'tweaked' for hours with all settings on the ATI card and the XBMC settings but this 'cloudy' lacklustre look seems to
be part of the graphics output 'built in' to the XBMC software...
If I really want to watch one of my own films in all its 'full' glory - I usually exit XBMC and playback with VLC...
(rather defeats the reason for having XBMC as a player eh ?)
Is there anything I can do to improve things ?
(I've also tried the PC based BOXEE software - much the same - 'lacking detail / soft and blurry looking')
I know my system can output good quality - why is XBMC so lacking in this vital part of the chain ??
Is it just me and my setup or does anyone else notice this problem
All looks and works absolutely beautiful with Back Row as my skin (lovely scrapers / fan art ect ec)
No trouble with playback / no skipped frames / freezing / stuttering ect
Two WD HDD's (2tb each) with 100's of my DVD's ripped to (mainly) ISO's or MKV's....
The only trouble is the PLAYBACK QUALITY of XBMC .... absolutely lacking in fine detail..a very 'looking through a net curtain' sort of effect...
My TV is at 1080p and I'm used to SKY HD sort of quality.... (XBMC is also set to output at 1080p)...
I get much better output when playing back using the PC based VLC Media Player software -
much more detail than XBMC so it's not my ATI graphics card ...
I've 'tweaked' for hours with all settings on the ATI card and the XBMC settings but this 'cloudy' lacklustre look seems to
be part of the graphics output 'built in' to the XBMC software...
If I really want to watch one of my own films in all its 'full' glory - I usually exit XBMC and playback with VLC...
(rather defeats the reason for having XBMC as a player eh ?)
Is there anything I can do to improve things ?
(I've also tried the PC based BOXEE software - much the same - 'lacking detail / soft and blurry looking')
I know my system can output good quality - why is XBMC so lacking in this vital part of the chain ??
Is it just me and my setup or does anyone else notice this problem