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If you put your eyes right up to the TV you should see straight even 1 pixel width linesĪll the lines should be exactly the same width and brightness, if some lines are very slightly different widths or shades of red to the others you do not have 1:1 mapping The arrows should touch the edge of the screen

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Run TigerDave.exe, this will display the test pattern in full screen with 100% zoom.

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How to check if you have 0% overscan and 1:1 pixel mapping HD Ready TV: Consult tv manual/manufacturer for the native panel resolution, and also read 'Notes for other displays'Ĭomputer Monitor: Don't need to worry about pixel mapping or overscan, see 'Notes for other displays' Your desktop resolution should already be set to your display's native panel resolution. Overscan: Desktop extends beyond the edge of the tv.

Underscan : Desktop doesn't reach the edge of the tv. If you are missing a pixel or two, don't correct for this in MP screen calibration, leave the pixels off the edge of the screen. Pixel Mapping is the most important, with most TVs you will get 0% overscan with 1:1 pixel mapping, on some TVs you may be missing a 1-2 pixel on the left/right/bottom, so even though you have 1:1 mapping you technically have a tiny amount of overscan/underscan, however you wouldn't want to correct for this because then you loose your 1:1 pixel mapping. Cheers -Kiwiįor picture quality 1:1 pixel mapping is the most important.įor being able to see the whole image without wasting any pixels we want 0% overscan. Also any team members are welcome to tweak/edit my posts to add additional information. I am no longer actively supporting this thread (due to work commitments) but there are lots of other users who are happy to answer your questions in this thread. If you can't run the TV as the primary monitor, then disable vsync, disable DRR and set the tv refresh rate to the same refresh rate as you monitor (60hz). If you do, then you should run the tv as the primary monitor. I Recommend you don't run multiple monitors with MediaPortal.

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I tried Windows 8 on my main HTPC, but went back to Windows 7.Ī quick note about Running Multiple Monitors I expect the Windows 8 related problems will improve over the next 6 months. However that doesn't mean you can not get perfect playback using these OS's. I see a higher proportion of playback problems on the forums from Windows 8 users. I recommend everyone stick to Windows 7, 32bit or 64bit and hold off upgrading their HTPCs to Windows 8. I recommend most users stick to LAV (+/- SAF) only. SAF would be the only codec pack that I recommend, if you have other codecs please uninstall them, sometimes the only way to recover from the mess of installing multiple codec packs is to format the PC.

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If you do have problems playing real media files, online videos or some other obscure format, then it may be of benefit to install SAF prior to following the guide. I don't think SAF is required for online videos, as I am pretty sure that LAV can play all the online video formats. Both my HTPCs had SAF installed prior to writing the guide. SAF is just LAV + a lot of additional filters (PDVD,FFDShow,MPC-HC,Real Media) it also changes the direct show merits, however this doesn't matter as MP (by default) ignores the merit values (Automatic Decoder Settings = Disabled). If you want to install SAF you can still do this and then follow my guide. I've been asked a lot about SAF codec pack. Setup the MP to ensure the highest fidelity of music playbackĪ quick note about SAF & other codec packs How to setup MediaPortal to play bluray discs Setup video hardware acceleration to take the strain of your cpu to ensure your video is always smooth and your HTPC uses less power. Make video playback buttery smooth in MediaPortal with no microsutter on panning shotsĮnsure you never see tearing with fast moving video frames Video playback - matching source fps to display Hz

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Setup your display so that black is black while still having excellent detail in dark scenes.įine tune your display so that skin tones are perfect and there are no artifacts. Make your picture to be as sharp as possible with the video extending right to the edge of the screenĭisplay calibration - black levels / white Levels / clipping Display calibration - overscan / 1:1 pixel mapping

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