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Thanks.
Why don't you use mpv, especially now that mpv can finally render in HDR mode?

On which monitor/TV do you watch 4K/10-bit HDR movies and do you use x2 (48Hz), 60Hz, x3 (72Hz) or maybe x5 (120Hz) interpolation?

Are you saying that 4K TV can have better interpolation than SVP? I don't think they have more computing power than your PC.

I can't make a comparison, but I think SVP with its settings should be more capable. This is one of the advantages of SVP over DimitriRender for example.

I know that the thread is quite long and my questions may be lost in the crowd of posts. So I will repeat them again, because I still haven't received answers:

1. How many CPU cores and threads can SVP with mpv support in parallel?

This is a question for SVP developer in the part about the possibilities of the software itself and its internal limitations. As well as from a practical point of view, for all who use SVP with mpv on HEDT CPUs.

2. On which monitor/TV do you watch 4K/10-bit HDR movies and do you use x2 (48Hz), 60Hz, x3 (72Hz) or maybe x5 (120Hz) interpolation?

This is a question addressed to Chainik as a request to expand on the following statement:

3. Will G-Sync will work with the newest version of SVP, which allows to output HDR from mpv with the settings Blackfyre writes about:

This is a question for all who have G-Sync or G-Sync Compatible variable refresh rate monitors and Nvidia GPU.

Of course I would like to encourage everyone who has experience in smooth playback of 4K 10bit HDR movies on a 4K 144Hz or use quad-channel memory to say something about the topics described in this thread. I would be very grateful to hear your opinion.

I also encourage to discuss anyone who, like me, intends to acquire the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper in the future and is looking for information to help him decide whether to choose a CPU with quad-channel memory (24 and 32 cores) or octa-channel memory (probably 48 and 64 cores).

For me, this decision is all the more important because I'm going to build a fanless HTPC, so I have to use some kind of underclocking and undervolting. So it won't be a HTPC with full power of 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper and 280 W TDP (or 350W TDP, which will probably feature 64 core Threadripper).

I hope it will work with G-Sync or G-Sync Compatible variable refresh rate monitors? Could anyone please confirm that this will work?

I was hoping that it would not only work for you, but also that it would work better than vulkan, due to true HDR processing and output. That's why the settings are changed - to make it better :-)

Please, keep sharing your experience on this forum. I hope you will finally find the settings with DX11 and HDR output that will satisfy your needs.

Unfortunately my current PC doesn't allow me to smoothly play 1080p movies even without SVP, so I don't have a chance to test the settings you're giving.

From what I read here, mpv is currently the only solution to get the most out of 4K 10bit HDR movies on 4K 144Hz monitors using SVP. Therefore, I will keep an eye on your settings and when I'm ready with my planned HTPC, these settings will be the base for my mpv configuration. Thanks for helping others on this forum and sharing your experiences.

Thank you! Now everything is clear to me about VLC. With my planned HTPC configuration it turns out that only mpv will be reasonable solution. At least until VLC developers introduce multithreading.

Blackfyre, your MPV configuration is famous in this forum and seems to be the gold standard to which all others are compared: https://www.svp-team.com/forum/viewtopi … 95&p=2
I would be very grateful if you could share your test results on this thread.

Chainik, thanks for your answer.

It's great news that mpv CAN finally render in HDR mode! That's another reason for me that now is the right time to build a new HTPC to SVP!

Yes, a 12-core 3900x may indeed be enough with its capabilities on a typical PC. So, I will explain 2 main reasons why I decided to build a new HTPC based on Ryzen Threadripper.

Reason 1

I'm going to build the strongest possible fanless HTPC. With such cooling the most important thing is the ratio of CPU power to heat dissipated. In such a case it is best to buy a stronger processor and subject it to underclocking and undervolting than a weaker one, which will be overclocked. This gives a higher efficiency. Of course, provided that the software can use multiple CPU cores and SVP is such a software. The question is, how many cores and threads can be used?

Additionally, Ryzen Threadripper has chiplets far apart from each other and a huge heat dissipation surface in comparison to Ryzen 9. That is why in my construction the choice was made by Ryzen Threadripper.

The fanless case I'm going to use for my HTPC has the ability to dissipate 250W of heat from CPU and GPU combined. Using Ryzen Threadripper I think I will be able to dissipate 300-350W of heat from CPU and GPU combined. Of course I'll still have to use some kind of underclocking and undervolting.

Therefore I agree that the TR 3970X and TR 3960X with full capabilities and 280W TDP can be overkill, but I probably won't even be able to use the full base clock capabilities. However, thanks to this my HTPC will be completely quiet and future-proof.