I cant get it started...Full-HD LCD with Vista

[der-andi79]

Hello everyone...

I am not getting XBMC started anyway.

I have a Sony Full-HD LCD in 1080p (24 Hertz or 50 Hertz) Home Theater Setting under Windows Vista.

When I start XBMC.exe in normal mode, my whole TV switches to a 640x480 (or something like that) fullscreen mode, so i can see only a small part of the top left corner of the programm (i cannot reach the settings menu...cant see anything)

When I start the programm in windowed mode, the whole TV is flickering...for seconds full black, then some milliseconds i can see the menu...(i cannot reach the settings menu...cant see anything).

In both cases I only can stop the programm by the Vista Task-Manager


I tryed to switch to 1080p in 24 Hertz, 50 Hertz and 60 Hertz, but nothing made it better :(

Anyone some ideas how I can get it working?

Thx :)

[althekiller]

Using what video interconnect?

[der-andi79]

I have got a 780G Motherboard with Radeon 3200, My Connection for video and sound to the LCD is by HDMI.

[der-andi79]

No Idea? I also deinstalled and reinstalled it :(

Isnt there any Config-File where I can change the resolution?

[althekiller]

Please don't bump your thread in under 24hrs. Someone will post if they have further info for you. Be patient!

All I can recommend is that you take a look at userdata/guisettings.xml (you'll have to check the wiki for where exactly this is on windows). There is a "calibration" tag with several "resolution" tags under it. This defines the per-resolution screen calibrations. Each also has an ID associated with it. Find the resolution you want, and use its ID under the "videoscreen" > "resolution" tag. It might need to try a few. If this doesn't work or you don't understand, you'll have to wait for someone who actually uses windows and has some insight, to come along.

[natethomas]

First, read this and follow the directions.

http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42708

Second, it certainly sounds like you've got some kind of wonky video drivers going on. Have you tried downloading recent video drivers from ATI's website?

[der-andi79]

Ok thx... :)
In 2-3 weeks I get a new motherboard (790G) with Radeon 3300 onboard. I will reinstall Vista and the newest drivers. Perhaps this will solve the problems.

I go on reporting about it

[althekiller]

Nvidia GFX would be a better solution if the purchase hasn't been made yet.