Does the M11x have "odd" video acceleration priorities?

I appreciate the focus on performance, but it seems that even for video, you need to have the 335m activated for Hulu and other higher res content, or some videos can be blocky or stuttery. This seems to contradict the premise of longer battery, since the device should allow higher res content through the HD4500 chipset. Battery is wasted having to use the 335m when the on board chipset can handle it.

That said, I am VERY impressed with the output and quality from the 335m, but would also appreciate the extra battery afforded by using the HD4500. Still, It would be very nice if a future update allows using the HD4500 for video acceleration when the 335m is off.

That is about the only "negative" I can come up with. This is one fine little gamebook

Hey, is that a lexicon? M11x = gamebook

 

Have you tried using the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta that adds gpu hardware acceleration? Maybe it might work with the HD4500?

 

Yep, I am using Flash 10.1 beta and some Hulu works with integrated, but higher res vids appear to need the 335m to be on.... Could this be an issue where the 4500HD is not yet supported by 10.1? I know the Nvidia chip is, but seems that Adobe would support HD4500 as well, considering there are millions of these chipsets being used as primary "gpu"'s.

 

I don't think our driver (188.55) supports hardware acceleration of Flash 10.1 using NVIDIA's CUDA technology. In my experience with 10.1 beta and playing 720p & 1080p YouTube videos, CPU goes up to 40-60%.

CoreAVC also doesn't use CUDA and relies on CPU. This is what their site says "You will also need drivers 191.07 or higher from NVIDIA".

Dell/AW need to hurry up and release new drivers!

 

There *are* newer 4500MHD drivers - I've got them loaded on my 11z - and yes - they make a significant difference.

I haven't done a binary comparison - however it appears the drivers that come with NVidia are actually the older drivers - with a different version number to keep you from installing the later versions.

 

unless you are using 10.1 Beta 3, flash does not support Intel GPU yet.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/flash-10-1-beta-3-released-adds-support-for-intel-gma-500-and-a/

 

What do you mean CoreAVC doesn't support CUDA? I am using it and it plays 1080p movies coded in h.264 perfectly! While Quicktime stutters playing the same movie, my Media player with the coreavc codec works magic with high bitrate encoded movies.

 

I have no issue playing 1080P video on youtube with the IGP and I have not touched the drivers. I also have no issue playing videos on hulu with the IGP.

 

I meant to say that CoreAVC on stock drivers uses CPU (blue tray icon) and not CUDA (green icon). The reason being that CoreAVC needs 191.07 or higher for CUDA support.

Overall, the CPU is powerful enough for 1080p MKVs and YouTube HD. Haven't tried Hulu HD.

 

heyy, pleaseee
can anybody help me??
i got an alienware m11x, but in the hardware device system, shows that there is a Intel 4500MHD insteadof the Geforce GT335m! i did scans and either with Everest says: Mobile Intel(4) Graphic Chipset Express Family... what is that? wrong VGA? or just a driver problem??

 

press fn +f6 you'll see the geforce gt335m