changing output to RGB 36 with an Nvidia GPU

pittsoccer33 · November 21, 2016 at 6:20 PM

Hi there. First time poster here, but I've been active on a number of HTPC forums over the last 5 or 6 years.

I have LibreELEC running on a pc with an Nividia GT430 video card. I can't seem to find a way to change the output from RGB 24 to RGB 36. Any references I've found online date back a number of years and I am assuming they are outdated.

If I truly need to figure out how SSH works, I guess I will. But I was hoping it would be much easier.

**Klojum** · November 21, 2016 at 6:38 PM Official Post

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If I truly need to figure out how SSH works, I guess I will

Knowing how to 'SSH' is always good. You will need it to open the backdoor if LibreELEC for troubleshooting and other usefull stuff.

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a way to change the output from RGB 24 to RGB 36

That is not an option available via the Kodi GUI. I'm also not sure whether the used Nvidia drivers can provide for it at all.

pittsoccer33 · November 21, 2016 at 6:46 PM

Ok so you're saying that this is potentially possible, but you're not sure if the drivers allow for it?

**chewitt** · November 21, 2016 at 6:52 PM Official Post

Appendix B. X Config Options lists all nvidia config options available for the current driver that we use. The only item I can see there that might be related is AddARGBGLXVisuals but nothing really stands out.

pittsoccer33 · November 21, 2016 at 7:52 PM

Thanks for walking through this with me guys. I had my Windows PC set up with deep color. Since all of my current material is graded for Rec709/24bit, I know I'm really not missing out on anything. This was more of a "nice to have" category.

Does this happen to be possible on AMD or Intel GPUs, and if so how do you change it? I'm just kind of curious, I won't be rushing out to buy another GPU (I'm kind of stuck with Nivida because my HTPC's Intel 965 chipset is incompatible with AMD cards)