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    G50 A1 Video Issues

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Bronx19, Sep 21, 2008.

  1. Bronx19

    Bronx19 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello there, I recently noticed that when playing video, I get a lot of artifacts, especially during dark scenes. It appears as a lot of square blobs. Has anyone experienced this?
     
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    What game, what video drivers, etc...

    edit: ah, video my bad ... it's probably just the resolution of the movie you're watching and compression causing the squares you're seeing... try a dvd or high resolution movie and it shouldn't get all blocky on you
     
    ALLurGroceries, Sep 21, 2008
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    Bronx19 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the reply. However, the movie I'm viewing is 720p. Oddly enough, when I view it on my desktop with CRT monitor, the picture is fine. I'm running default drivers.
     
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    Qwakrz Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds normal.

    If the movie is a re-compressed one (sounds like it if its 720p) the chances are that they used a lower bit-rate and this can cause the effects you are seeing.

    The other thing is that LCD's show errors in the black levels more than CRT's do. If I watch my original Star Wars DVD on my LCD TV I can see moving black square errors in the dark scene where the text scrolls at the beginning.
     
    Qwakrz, Sep 22, 2008
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