Hi guys. This is my first post here. I’ve been a long time XBMC/Kodi user and an occasional lurker on the forums (when I had issues).
I’m not sure whether this is the right place to post this, but I had a problem I’ve seen no mention of so far. I’ve recently upgraded my desktop PC with a G-sync monitor, and since then I’ve had screen tearing when playing videos. The test patterns (Settings/System/Display/Test Patterns) were also blinking way faster than it did on my old monitor.
After a bit of troubleshooting, I’ve found that G-sync was the cause. This is my gaming rig, so I wanted to keep G-sync on. As a workaround, I’ve added a profile for Kodi in the Nvidia Control Panel and set the Monitor Technology to Fixed Refresh Rate. It has been working perfectly since then.
It took me a few days to figure out, as I tried ignoring it at first. I don’t think this is a common problem, as this is likely not a typical use case for Kodi. As such I don’t see this issue as a bug or something worth following up on. This post might just help someone else out if they have a similar issue, and this might also apply to AMD’s FreeSync.
My system:
Kodi 17.3 (Windows Store), Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Core i5 4570, Geforce GTX 1070, Dell S2716DG