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<blockquote data-quote="gloomyandy" data-source="post: 693311" data-attributes="member: 24855">Hi,Well I now have a HD5550 (it just fits in my case without having to take a wrench to those heatpipes!). It has both mosquito and deblocking filters enabled... Not sure yet if it is any better or not as I haven't used it much. It certainly seems to run pretty cool in my case. It also has the overclocking tab enabled (I'm using the Sapphire drivers), and the gpu seems to be less than 40% busy when playing both SD and HD content.I've also now switched to 1.2.0A and the latest SAF5 (unlocked), along with the sky epg, and new audio-renderer. So lots of things to go wrong!With regard to the codecs. I think that until recently the only codec that seemed to work with bbc hd channels was the Microsoft one (that's what I'm using). But I think I read over on the SAF thread that PDVD10 may now work as well. Will have to try as the MS codec has a nasty stutter for me a few seconds after you start or resume playback...Will report back when I've had chance to actually watch TV for a while!Andy</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gloomyandy, post: 693311, member: 24855"] Hi, Well I now have a HD5550 (it just fits in my case without having to take a wrench to those heatpipes!). It has both mosquito and deblocking filters enabled... Not sure yet if it is any better or not as I haven't used it much. It certainly seems to run pretty cool in my case. It also has the overclocking tab enabled (I'm using the Sapphire drivers), and the gpu seems to be less than 40% busy when playing both SD and HD content. I've also now switched to 1.2.0A and the latest SAF5 (unlocked), along with the sky epg, and new audio-renderer. So lots of things to go wrong! With regard to the codecs. I think that until recently the only codec that seemed to work with bbc hd channels was the Microsoft one (that's what I'm using). But I think I read over on the SAF thread that PDVD10 may now work as well. Will have to try as the MS codec has a nasty stutter for me a few seconds after you start or resume playback... Will report back when I've had chance to actually watch TV for a while! Andy [/QUOTE]

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