[WINDOWS] HOW-TO save power without shutting XBMC

kitsunegari · 2011-08-22 12:21

Superorb Wrote:What is dirty region processing?

Dirty region processing is a legacy hangover from when XBMC was for the Xbox, whereby every frame was rendered in its entirety.

DRP renders only parts of the frame which has changed, thus being considerably less hardware intensive, one of the positives of which is less power consumption.

pyrodex · 2011-08-22 15:22

kitsunegari Wrote:Dirty region processing is a legacy hangover from when XBMC was for the Xbox, whereby every frame was rendered in its entirety.

DRP renders only parts of the frame which has changed, thus being considerably less hardware intensive, one of the positives of which is less power consumption.

Where is this setting at?

kitsunegari · 2011-08-22 16:27

I've no idea I'm afraid; I've not used XBMC, yet.

**gabbott** · 2011-08-22 16:32

pyrodex Wrote:Where is this setting at?

It is only available in pre-eden builds and you enable it's settings via advancedsettings.xml.

http://xbmc.org/theuni/2011/06/19/workin...y-regions/

Dexter1759 · 2012-02-08 15:13

gabbott Wrote:It is only available in pre-eden builds and you enable it's settings via advancedsettings.xml.

http://xbmc.org/theuni/2011/06/19/workin...y-regions/

Is this because Eden automatically does this, or is this feature not available in Eden at all?

(I ask because I have my Zotac Zbox arriving today and plan to build my first XBMC machine at the weekend)

jj0076 · 2012-02-15 16:02

Just wondering why anyone would want to leave a HTPC running 24/7? A server I can sort of understand but even then mine sleeps after a short period of inactivity and I power it off fully if I am away. The individual HTPC boxes boot in a matter of seconds and get turned on as required.

Begall · 2012-02-15 16:06

jj0076 Wrote:Just wondering why anyone would want to leave a HTPC running 24/7? A server I can sort of understand but even then mine sleeps after a short period of inactivity and I power it off fully if I am away. The individual HTPC boxes boot in a matter of seconds and get turned on as required.

Because some people, like me, combine server functions with a HTPC.

kitsunegari Member Posts: 87 Joined: Jul 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-08-22 12:21 Post: #11 Superorb Wrote:What is dirty region processing? Dirty region processing is a legacy hangover from when XBMC was for the Xbox, whereby every frame was rendered in its entirety. DRP renders only parts of the frame which has changed, thus being considerably less hardware intensive, one of the positives of which is less power consumption.
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pyrodex Senior Member Posts: 116 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 1	2011-08-22 15:22 Post: #12 kitsunegari Wrote:Dirty region processing is a legacy hangover from when XBMC was for the Xbox, whereby every frame was rendered in its entirety. DRP renders only parts of the frame which has changed, thus being considerably less hardware intensive, one of the positives of which is less power consumption. Where is this setting at?
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kitsunegari Member Posts: 87 Joined: Jul 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-08-22 16:27 Post: #13 I've no idea I'm afraid; I've not used XBMC, yet.
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gabbott Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,547 Joined: Jul 2007 Reputation: 26	2011-08-22 16:32 Post: #14 pyrodex Wrote:Where is this setting at? It is only available in pre-eden builds and you enable it's settings via advancedsettings.xml. http://xbmc.org/theuni/2011/06/19/workin...y-regions/
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jj0076 Member Posts: 63 Joined: Oct 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-02-15 16:02 Post: #16 Just wondering why anyone would want to leave a HTPC running 24/7? A server I can sort of understand but even then mine sleeps after a short period of inactivity and I power it off fully if I am away. The individual HTPC boxes boot in a matter of seconds and get turned on as required.
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