# Plex HTPC Guide (Windows)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** player-windows, plex-htpc\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522 "2023-10-23T20:44:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![krl691](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/46a35a/32.png) [@krl691](https://forums.plex.tv/u/krl691)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522/22 "2023-11-16T14:24:45Z")

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> [@Mitzsch](#):
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> > [@krl691](#):
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> > I’m not thinking of Dolby TrueHD passthrough but HDR passthrough?
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> Yes, I know but these builds also include those HDR patches, that’s why I have suggested using them. 😉
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> > [@krl691](#):
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> > Why don’t you make new builds more often?
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> Difficult question, as of now, I don´t have that much time, and building different versions, packaging + uploading them takes a while. Maybe I could upload some newer builds over the weekend…

I tested your modified build from August earlier this year, but get a flapping effect at the top and in the middle of the video several times during playback. See the attached video(zipped). This does not happen if I run with a newer unmodified build of mpv-2.dll, but then I lose playback control.

[20231116\_145328.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/nnALyXp5DX63Ql0i63TvQuVjziF.zip) (6.8 MB)

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**Author:** ![Mitzsch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mitzsch/32/308163_2.png) [@Mitzsch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitzsch)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522/23 "2023-11-17T15:52:49Z")

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> [@krl691](#):
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> flapping effect at the top and in the middle of the video several times during playback.

Your Plex HTPC logs would be useful in this case.

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**Author:** ![Mitzsch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mitzsch/32/308163_2.png) [@Mitzsch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitzsch)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522/24 "2023-11-17T19:02:54Z")

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Also, I uploaded a new build =\>

> [@Dolby TrueHD passthrough - modified mpv build](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dolby-truehd-passthrough-modified-mpv-build/802742/190):
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> New TrueHD mpv builds: mpv with old trueHD logic: mpv with new and patched trueHD logic:

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**Author:** ![krl691](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/46a35a/32.png) [@krl691](https://forums.plex.tv/u/krl691)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522/25 "2023-11-24T12:51:16Z")

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> [@Mitzsch](#):
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> > [@krl691](#):
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> > flapping effect at the top and in the middle of the video several times during playback.
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> Your Plex HTPC logs would be useful in this case.

No need for that, everything works now. Reinstalled Windows and upgraded the graphics card to Nvidia 4060. 😊👍

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**Author:** ![Mitzsch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mitzsch/32/308163_2.png) [@Mitzsch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitzsch)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522/26 "2023-12-09T14:50:50Z")

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> [@Mitzsch](#):
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> player/command: Added ability to scale overlay. by gbooker · Pull Request #10713 · mpv-player/mpv · GitHub

This commit is now finally merged into upstream code!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-guide-windows/857522/27 "2024-03-08T14:50:51Z")

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