Hardware Acceleration: The Secret to Smooth 4K - Guide

Hardware Acceleration: The Secret to Smooth 4K

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HW vs SW Decoding

Software (SW) Decoding: Uses your device's CPU to process video. It is slow and causes battery drain and overheating. 4K will stutter.

Hardware (HW) Decoding: Uses the dedicated Video Processing Unit (VPU) on your device's chip. This is incredibly fast and efficient.

Enabling HW+ in TiviMate

Go to Settings > Playback > Decoder. Ensure "Hardware Decoder" is checked. If you see "HW+", try that as it allows hardware decoding with software audio fallback, fixing sound issues on some streams.

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