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Message: <blockquote data-quote="magao" data-source="post: 400244" data-attributes="member: 86026">I haven't tried XBMC for a while, since at the time I was building my HTPC XBMC gave me massive tearing during playback. Another major thing against it is it doesn't use DirectShow codecs - it uses ffmpeg directly (I don't know if that's changed). I like to do post-processing of video (debanding, etc) so this is a deal-breaker for me. I've thought about having another look at it, but MP works really nicely for me most of the time, so there's a fair bit of inertia there.Don't use Daemon Tools with MP - instead use the latest beta of Virtual CloneDrive, which includes a Daemon Tools-compatible interface now. There are threads on these forums about it.I've found that the first time you're setting up a HTPC it can take a lot of time - I spent 5 days (and 10 hard drive images) to set up my current one. About half of that time was trying to get my Harmony remote working reliably with the built-in iMON receiver (only to give up and buy a USB MCE-compatible receiver). And I was already very experienced with codecs, etc - I was just being really careful. Plus I had a series of missteps in the build (was trying Vista, gave up, etc).I also expect to be tinkering with my HTPC for months, gradually improving it. My feeling is that HTPC setups are reasonable for technical people who are willing to put up with a few problems now and then, but I wouldn't build one for my parents ...The DirectShow codecs/filters you want are:1. ffdshow-tryouts. Don't go anywhere without it.2. A DxVA H.264 codec (MPC-HC or PDVD).3. (Optional) CoreAVC 1.9.x (H.264, offloads to recent nVidia (only!) video cards, also allows post-processing).4. Haali's media splitter.You don't need anything else.BTW, I'm using RipBot64 on my Blu-Rays, producing high-quality Matroska (.mkv) files.</blockquote>

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