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<blockquote data-quote="iancalderban" data-source="post: 400164" data-attributes="member: 85629"><p><strong>picture quality improvements</strong></p><p></p><p>ATI CCC set to RGB 0-255, 0% underscan in HDTV settings. TV set to RGB 0-255, 0% overscan (this is pioneer dot-by-dot, pure mode) and I have a combo that , although I haven't calibrated the colour side, I believe is competely in sync for colour and pixel mapping. </p><p></p><p>With the 780G Integrated HD3200 GPU, the best I picture I could get was with vista Aero on, EVR renderer, ATI catalyst control centre set to "wait for vertical refresh = alway". This got rid of really bad tearing problems I had originally. But still I felt that the frame rate on 1080i wasn't always keeping up (MP shift-1 would drop below 50 many times), and I could see the bad side effects of Bob de-interlacing (which is the only option available in CCC with this IGP hardware and an X2 CPU). There is a lot of talk about registry hacks for ATI cards, but having tried quite a few, I don't find any work.</p><p></p><p>So I researched the options. This thread <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/best-picture-quality-vista-gigabyte-ga-ma78gm-s2h-46279/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/best-picture-quality-vista-gigabyte-ga-ma78gm-s2h-46279/</a> has a lot of discussion. It comes down to the following</p><p>- put an HT3.0 CPU into the mobo to enable better de-interlace modes. This means a black edition x2 (which is an X4 silicon with two cores out of action) or an X3 or X4. Given that I had an energy efficient X2 4850 already, and all the X3/X4's are higher TDP this seems like a waste of money and energy.</p><p>- Put a better discrete GFX in. This what I decided to do. I got a passive, low-profile ATI 4550HD made by sapphire. 20watt TDP. After two reboots and no driver reinstallation hassle, I had a working setup, just had to reset the favoured CCC options. I now have a solid 50Hz framerate (shift-1 in MP) viewing 1080i, and I have vector-adaptive deinterlace for everything, including 1080i. The picture quality is now stunning. Can thoroughly recommend this card as a discrete GFX for htpc. If I have to build another htpc, I will probably skip integrated mobo and use one of these from the off..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iancalderban, post: 400164, member: 85629"] [b]picture quality improvements[/b] ATI CCC set to RGB 0-255, 0% underscan in HDTV settings. TV set to RGB 0-255, 0% overscan (this is pioneer dot-by-dot, pure mode) and I have a combo that , although I haven't calibrated the colour side, I believe is competely in sync for colour and pixel mapping. With the 780G Integrated HD3200 GPU, the best I picture I could get was with vista Aero on, EVR renderer, ATI catalyst control centre set to "wait for vertical refresh = alway". This got rid of really bad tearing problems I had originally. But still I felt that the frame rate on 1080i wasn't always keeping up (MP shift-1 would drop below 50 many times), and I could see the bad side effects of Bob de-interlacing (which is the only option available in CCC with this IGP hardware and an X2 CPU). There is a lot of talk about registry hacks for ATI cards, but having tried quite a few, I don't find any work. So I researched the options. This thread [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/best-picture-quality-vista-gigabyte-ga-ma78gm-s2h-46279/[/url] has a lot of discussion. It comes down to the following - put an HT3.0 CPU into the mobo to enable better de-interlace modes. This means a black edition x2 (which is an X4 silicon with two cores out of action) or an X3 or X4. Given that I had an energy efficient X2 4850 already, and all the X3/X4's are higher TDP this seems like a waste of money and energy. - Put a better discrete GFX in. This what I decided to do. I got a passive, low-profile ATI 4550HD made by sapphire. 20watt TDP. After two reboots and no driver reinstallation hassle, I had a working setup, just had to reset the favoured CCC options. I now have a solid 50Hz framerate (shift-1 in MP) viewing 1080i, and I have vector-adaptive deinterlace for everything, including 1080i. The picture quality is now stunning. Can thoroughly recommend this card as a discrete GFX for htpc. If I have to build another htpc, I will probably skip integrated mobo and use one of these from the off.. [/QUOTE]
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