### General recommendation: Auto-detects the best available decoder

Source: https://tbeezy.github.io/ynotvdoc/guides/playback

Recommended MPV flag for hardware acceleration. Passes --hwdec=auto to MPV to auto-detect the best decoder.

```plaintext
--hwdec=auto
```

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### Nvidia (Performance) override for hardware decoding

Source: https://tbeezy.github.io/ynotvdoc/guides/playback

MPV flags to use when 'auto' causes stability issues on Nvidia GPUs. Sets --hwdec=nvdec, --vo=gpu, and --gpu-api=vulkan.

```plaintext
--hwdec=nvdec
--vo=gpu
--gpu-api=vulkan
```

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### Windows (Direct3D) override for hardware decoding

Source: https://tbeezy.github.io/ynotvdoc/guides/playback

MPV flags to use when 'auto' causes stability issues on Windows with Direct3D. Sets --hwdec=d3d11va and --gpu-api=d3d11.

```plaintext
--hwdec=d3d11va
--gpu-api=d3d11
```