What is the max pixel size for poster thumbnails?

[RoyalX]

I know, there is no max. But I wonder what is the largest pixel size to use in XBMC for poster thumb to look good on a HDTV?
I was thinking to resize some large posters to a standard of ...x500 pixel

This is what the wiki says:

"... and size of the picture to anything from 128x128 to 256x256 in pixel size, (the larger the image is the better it will look on a good display but at the same time large thumbnails loads slower). On a non-HDTV displays a image that is approx 100x140 is recomended for video/movies thumbnails (which is the size that is most common on IMDb), and approx 75x75 for music-albums (which is the default size on allmusic.com). For 720p/1080i HDTV displays a size of approx 182x256 for video/movies thumbnails, and approx 200x200 for music-albums (such music-albums can be found on allmusic.com). "

Is 182x256 really enough for a HDTV?

[Dan Dar3]

I guess the recommended sizes are a balance for memory use and general performance.

You can easily create a copy of your existing installation, configure it to use whatever sizes you think best (double if you want), rescan content (to refresh thumbs) and see how it looks like, without affecting your main installation.

I believe you want <thumbsize> and <fanartheight> in advancedsettings.xml (search the forums for them as well):
http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/wiki/UserDa ... umbsize.3E

Turn debug mode on to see the amount of memory it uses (top of the screen) and then navigate your media to see how it compares with your default installation.
http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewt ... p?f=6&t=65

Look into ToDDS to improve on performance once you go for larger thumb sizes.
http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewt ... f=14&t=993

[Rocky5]

This is what I use & you get good qaulity with quick loading & no out of memory.

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<advancedsettings>
<!-- Set Thumb Size -->
<thumbsize>339</thumbsize>
<fanartsize>710x400</fanartsize>
<bginfoloadermaxthreads>5</bginfoloadermaxthreads>
</advancedsettings>