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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KRA" data-source="post: 21506" data-attributes="member: 13608">I'd like to point out a few things.First off the tearing is not a MP issue but a WMR issue. Other programs have same problems in WMR mode. The tearing was for me minimal in version 1.3.0, but in every cvs I've tried since, and in RC it's much worse, this is confusing me.DirectX Exclusive mode fix the tearing for me. DirectX Exclusive mode does not work on LiveTV, if you turn on TS, DX Exclusive mode kicks in. The DirectX Exclusive mode trick did not work when my refresh rate was 85Hz, but works at 60Hz.In my testing I've concluded the following. The problem is VSYNC ON/OFF related. If my theory is correct, you should get tearing even in exclusive mode (with TS on) if you turn VSYNC OFF by default in you gfx driver. So exclusive mode isn't really the solution, just a bad cure.The problem is Mediaportal does not care about the VSYNC option in the gfx driver until exclusive mode kicks in. My theory is Mediaportal is running with VSYNC off by default, but when exclusive mode kicks in, the gfx driver/setting is in charge, and VSYNC is turned on. I am 99% sure if there was a way of running Mediaportal with VSYNC ON it would cure the problem. Since the tearing is there even in the menu (press !) even when there is noe video/tv playing.EDIT:I need to add one more thing, changing the FPS of mediaportal to the same as your Hz will minimize the tearing. If you use 60Hz, set mediaportal to run at 60 or 30 fps.The reason imo that mediaportal is running VSYNC off is that I believe all consumer based gfx card have VSYNC off by default, because of the increased speed it gives in games and tests. What I don't understand is why the setting to force vsync on only affect mediaportal when it's in exclusive mode (as I pointed out earlier, mediaportal is only in exclusive mode when TS is on).</blockquote>

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