Automatic Refreshrate Changer (1 Viewer)

[SiLenTYL]

U set the default to HDTV, which =50.. That why when nothing is playing or there's no need to switch refresh rate.. It will use HDTV=50.

Read my above post with the /debugoption ? It forces refresh rate change for multiseat tv! There's also no need to use the default refresh rate option. It just changes refresh rate on tv when u need it to.

 

[findftp]

U set the default to HDTV, which =50.. That why when nothing is playing or there's no need to switch refresh rate.. It will use HDTV=50.

I already figured it out. I thought that DVB-S used lower refresh rate than DVB-S2, but it seems that it is both 50

Read my above post with the /debugoption ? It forces refresh rate change for multiseat tv!

I'm watching on the server itself, does is also use RTSP then as well?

There's also no need to use the default refresh rate option. It just changes refresh rate on tv when u need it to.

Well, it does. I want my menu's to go smooth. After watching 24p, menus don't go that smooth anymore.

 

[HomeY]

Refresh rate is based on the color coding system of the broadcaster (PAL vs NTSC == 25Hz vs 29.97Hz)

When you're running a single seat setup (Server & Client on 1 PC) it doesn't use RTSP (UNC paths are followed).

And i also have set my system to a default refresh rate of 50Hz, because a slow GUI @ 24Hz is horrible.

 

[findftp]

I'm sorry when I say something really stupid.
But since I have a high end TV, wouldn't it make sense to let the TV do the interlacing?
If so, shouldn't not only the refresh rate change, but also the interlaced option?
I mean, switch the GPU from 1080p50 to 1080i25?
Now, it doesn't really make sense to let the GPU/mediaportal do 25 to 50fps conversion, and the television some leftover interlacing?

 

[SiLenTYL]

LAV codecs can perform the hardware deinterlacing for whatever graphics card / CPU u have, so there's no need to think about how ur tv should do this or that.

It doesn't matter how good ur tv is, an excellent video decoder (with excellent hardware deinterlacing) will always better (did I mention LAV is free?)

As for getting ur tv to display whatever frame rate.. You're tv itself would need those configuration options.... Does it? Coz as far as I know, it's all automatic.. For example I have a 200hz tv .. The input signal is essentially doubled again and again up to 200hz. Some1 jump in and disagree with me if they know otherwise.

 

[findftp]

LAV codecs can perform the hardware deinterlacing for whatever graphics card / CPU u have, so there's no need to think about how ur tv should do this or that.

Why not? My TV also have hardware deinterlacing onboard.

It doesn't matter how good ur tv is, an excellent video decoder (with excellent hardware deinterlacing) will always better (did I mention LAV is free?)

I wouldn't be so sure. Like I said, nowadays TV are very capable of doing everything onboard, for free as well.
One extra advantage is the offload of the GPU.

As for getting ur tv to display whatever frame rate.. You're tv itself would need those configuration options.... Does it? Coz as far as I know, it's all automatic.. For example I have a 200hz tv .. The input signal is essentially doubled again and again up to 200hz. Some1 jump in and disagree with me if they know otherwise.

I think it is just strange when you have a TV capable of doing 100Hz and let the 1080i25 input be doubled by mediaportal, and let the GPU to the deinterlacing and forward the 50Hz stream to TV where it again is doubled to 100Hz or even further to 200Hz.
Best performance for PC would be in my opinion 25Hz (dumb) interlaced to TV and let that device decide the magic. Less GPU stress, beter picture (because TV algoritms receive virgin stream)

Anyway. I put my desktop in 1080i25, and tried to get the TV client output 25Hz, but it ended up 50Hz each time. I don't really understand.
I've been messing arround with the dynamic refresh rate settings, and I think either HDTV or TV is responsible for that.
Probably also the reason that you cannot change their names (but CINEMA and PAL you can)

So I took a DVD and let it output 25Hz but the deinterlacing went not that good, yet. I'm still experimenting with it.

 

[SiLenTYL]

My Samsung tv also has vision plus and I use the 'smooth' setting .. So it super sexy. I can't complain it's perfect for me.

 

[poppabk]

i am struggling to get this working on windows 8, i am using a onboard nvidia gt430 card and it all works fine. I wanted to use windows 8 for storage spaces but this is my only issue

any ideas? seen the action box is there anything i can do there?

I have the same setup and refresh rate changer is not working for me either. It pops up the refresh rate change but doesnt actually change the refresh rate.

Portion of my logs which highlights the problem:
2013-03-24 22:53:25.799833 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RefreshRateChanger.SetRefreshRateBasedOnFPS: current refreshrate is 60hz - changing it to 24hz
2013-03-24 22:53:25.802834 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RefreshRateChanger.SetRefreshRateBasedOnFPS: using internal win32 method for changing refreshrate. current is 60hz, desired is 24
2013-03-24 22:53:25.807834 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: W7RefreshRateHelper.GetRefreshRate: GetDisplayConfigBufferSizes(...) returned 8616627796564770816
2013-03-24 22:53:25.812835 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: CycleRefreshRate: unable to change refresh rate to 24Hz for monitor 0

 

[edterbak]

Hi poppabk,

Did you try to change the same targetted refreshrates (24hz in this case) from within windows itself first? You need to accept it with a Yes first in order to allow MP to change it. If you did, was the result as it should be?

Could you explain what you set in the configuration screen ? Screenshot maybe

 

[poppabk]

Hi poppabk,

Did you try to change the same targetted refreshrates (24hz in this case) from within windows itself first? You need to accept it with a Yes first in order to allow MP to change it. If you did, was the result as it should be?

Could you explain what you set in the configuration screen ? Screenshot maybe

I don't have a screenshot however switching to 24hz within windows works as expected and following the switch refresh rate changer fails to switch to 60hz for 60hz content.