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    a video - video card question

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by werewolfery, Aug 20, 2011.

  1. werewolfery

    werewolfery Notebook Geek

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    hei all i need a little help... so I have an R2 and my graphics card works great with games and stuff.. but for some reason i seem to have a problem playing videos. its not a big problem its just that ive tried lots of things and im reacing the end of my own knowledge so im hoping one of you can help me...

    so when i play videos be it mp3 or mkv, if i use the grahpics card there seems to be some stuttering lines on the screen its never in the same place some times near the top some times the bottom. but its always there... Ive tried different settings, in the nvida settings, installed and unistalled various codec and video players all with the same thing... at first its fine but then i get the same little jagged line across the screen. its not a major problem but does make watching films and tv kind of annoying... any ideas?
     
  2. argwings

    argwings Notebook Guru

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    if it were me i'd check my drivers, like IntelĀ® Driver Update Utility and maybe windows update. a screenshot could maybe help other people here, i can't say if i've experienced your problem from the description alone.

    to rule out codecs i would try playing the video with vlc media player. seems to play everything.
     
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    werewolfery Notebook Geek

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    all the drivers are up to date as are the windows updates... i tried to take screen shots but when i pause the video there isnt anything on the screen... its only when the film is actually playing that i get theses lines
     
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    argwings Notebook Guru

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    does it do it when you set your video player to integrated graphics?