Dolby Vision Hardware Recommendations

    Hi! I’m new here and came across this project while looking for a way to play Dolby Vision Profile 7 FEL on a PC-based setup.

    I haven’t bought any hardware yet and would appreciate a recommendation before I do.

    my setup / use case:

    • TV: LG OLED77CX9LA
    • sources: UHD Blu-ray remuxes in MKV, Profile 7 FEL (single-track, BL+EL+RPU); MP4 dual track possible too
    • goal: DV Standard (TV-led) output with full FEL reconstruction, no frame drops

    what I’ve gathered so far:

    • Intel 8th gen and newer are listed as supported. But 8th/9th gen iGPUs (UHD 620/630) only output HDMI 1.4 natively and depend on an LSPCon chip for HDMI 2.0. Does DV signaling work reliably through LSPCon at all?
    • N100/N150 are listed with occasional frame drops on some FEL files.
    • the reference hardware seems to be an i7-11390H / Iris Xe.

    my questions:

    1. is an 11th gen Iris Xe (e.g. i5-1135G7) a safe minimum for FEL, or is 12th/13th gen noticeably better?
    2. has anyone successfully used an 8th/9th gen machine with LSPCon for DV output, or should I avoid those entirely?
    3. are there specific mini PC models that users have already confirmed working (ideally with an LG OLED)?
    4. is dual-channel RAM required to get stable FEL playback on Iris Xe?

    Thanks in advance for any advice!

    As soon as Beta 4 is released (maybe today) i will test it on my N100, will post my findings here.

    Hello

    1- You CPU is safe for the FEL don't worry, since beta2 release a N100 can read without any problem and any drop a Remux with FEL and even the new pipeline "dolby vision master reference" that make no compromise on the picture quality and will be release today in Beta4, the only pipeline that a N100 do not handle is the DV adaptive HDR mapping at 50fps.

    2- You need a native HDMI output, no DV support is possible with LSPCON or other HDMI converters. Sometimes the converter is integrated directly onto your motherboard, leaving you no way to get a true native HDMI output. This is quite common on 8th and 9th gen motherboards, so you have to be careful, unfortunately, this information is always tricky to find

    3- Many miniPC works perfectly, take at least a N100 to be confortable.

    4- no dual-channel is not required, my test benchs are a N100 with 8gb of ram in single channel and a AMD 7430U with dual channel. The 11390H was my first test bench and has been replaced.

    thank you!

    would this mini pc be a good choice:

    GEEKOM Air12 Lite, Intel N100 4 Kerne, max. 3,4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, HDMI + DP-Dual-Screen-Display
    or would 4GB of RAM be enough? or maybe 16GB be better ?

    Hi, I have one more general question: does LibreELEC-x86-DV run entirely from a USB stick without using the internal SSD, so that I can keep Windows running on the mini PC for other purposes?

    If so, I would likely choose an i3 or i5 processor instead of the N100, which would be too slow for Windows.

    or is LibreELEC-x86-DV just perfectly optimized for the N100?

    I’ve been searching for NUCs for days. now I found this one: ASUS Mini PC NUC14RVH | 'NUC14 Pro' |
    Core Ultra 5 125H | RAM: 16GB | SSD: 512GB
    Does it have the right HDMI interface? It features 2 × HDMI 2.1 (TMDS). This would be a used purchase with no option for a return. :|

    Quote from DolbyVisionFriend

    I’ve been searching for NUCs for days. now I found this one: ASUS Mini PC NUC14RVH | 'NUC14 Pro' |
    Core Ultra 5 125H | RAM: 16GB | SSD: 512GB
    Does it have the right HDMI interface? It features 2 × HDMI 2.1 (TMDS). This would be a used purchase with no option for a return. :|

    My best recommendation will be to wait at least the stable release and the feedback from other user.
    We saw some small intel GPU working perfectly and other not so much (8/9 intel gen). I am pretty sure a 125H will be sufficient, but it's too overkill and I think a waste of money if you only want to use it as a DV player.

    I will try to focus on the 3200U as a recommended hardware, I just received my mini PC I need to test and optimize.