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<blockquote data-quote="SwissBuster" data-source="post: 732742" data-attributes="member: 78168"><p><strong>Re: AW: MediaPortal performance tweaks for dummies?</strong></p><p></p><p>A quick update from me which I hope will get this thread back on track. My learnings/summary so far:</p><p>1. Common quick-fix advice is to update hardware which may or may not be the right solution for your system. I suggest you try other tweaks before investing. </p><p>2. Updating to the latest version of MP and skins, plug-ins etc. is usually helpful. </p><p>3. Cutting out any unneccessary crap running on your system is a good idea. </p><p>4. The skin can effect performance. Try different skins to see how your performance is affected. </p><p>5. Codecs are a key variable. The SAF 5 package seems to be a successful solution for many setups. </p><p>6. Refresh rates tweaking? </p><p></p><p>Following advice on here, I installed the <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/codecs-331/saf-v5-00-final-based-ffdshow-dxva-decoder-77591/" target="_blank">SAF5 codec pack</a>, and selected the suggested codecs. This gives a nearly perfect result: CPU load is down to about 20%. SD TV is working perfectly and stutter free, channel switching seems much faster and the screen looks crisper. HD TV is also running well, where before it often froze MP. It is working pretty much flawlessly on BBC HD and ITV HD (true HD) but less well on HD Suisse and German HD Channels (which are 1220 x 720 (?), so not true HD). </p><p></p><p>So, what happens next? </p><p>1. The next MP update (due today!) promises a step-change in performance. So, I'm first in line for this installation. </p><p>2. For my stuttering HD channels, pressing "!" shows I am dropping about 10% of frames (and have jagged lines whatever these mean). My research points towards refresh rate issues. What can I do to improve this?</p><p>3. Hardware: Someone earlier mentioned installing a solid state HDD. How would this improve things and how would I do this exactly?</p><p></p><p>Any advice is much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SwissBuster, post: 732742, member: 78168"] [b]Re: AW: MediaPortal performance tweaks for dummies?[/b] A quick update from me which I hope will get this thread back on track. My learnings/summary so far: 1. Common quick-fix advice is to update hardware which may or may not be the right solution for your system. I suggest you try other tweaks before investing. 2. Updating to the latest version of MP and skins, plug-ins etc. is usually helpful. 3. Cutting out any unneccessary crap running on your system is a good idea. 4. The skin can effect performance. Try different skins to see how your performance is affected. 5. Codecs are a key variable. The SAF 5 package seems to be a successful solution for many setups. 6. Refresh rates tweaking? Following advice on here, I installed the [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/codecs-331/saf-v5-00-final-based-ffdshow-dxva-decoder-77591/"]SAF5 codec pack[/URL], and selected the suggested codecs. This gives a nearly perfect result: CPU load is down to about 20%. SD TV is working perfectly and stutter free, channel switching seems much faster and the screen looks crisper. HD TV is also running well, where before it often froze MP. It is working pretty much flawlessly on BBC HD and ITV HD (true HD) but less well on HD Suisse and German HD Channels (which are 1220 x 720 (?), so not true HD). So, what happens next? 1. The next MP update (due today!) promises a step-change in performance. So, I'm first in line for this installation. 2. For my stuttering HD channels, pressing "!" shows I am dropping about 10% of frames (and have jagged lines whatever these mean). My research points towards refresh rate issues. What can I do to improve this? 3. Hardware: Someone earlier mentioned installing a solid state HDD. How would this improve things and how would I do this exactly? Any advice is much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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