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    W3J Dvd Playback Spikes

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by dorkiedoode, Jul 29, 2006.

  1. dorkiedoode

    dorkiedoode Notebook Geek

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    hey just recently got my w3j yay!! i'm having problems with dvd playback using VLC. it would usually spike/stuttering (seeing lines across the screen) here and there. its really annoying and i tried changing profiles but its still there :mad: . do you think its the graphic card? or maybe i need new drivers? btw i'm using the driver that came with the laptop
     
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    ok i tried reinstalling drivers, new programm (media player classic and windvd pro 7) still doesn't work!!!
     
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    maybe its the DVD? did u try others?
     
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    yep, i also tried backing up the image to my HDD.
     
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    any other suggestions? do you think bios upgrade might fix it?
     
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    Doode: Hey! I´m still waiting for my W3J (as it´s on backorder), so I´ve been doing a lot of lurking in this forum. I´ve read that the BIOS update fixes a lot of things, including the bay battery problem, but I don´t think I´ve read anything about the DVD playback issue. Generally, it´s a good thing to have the latest BIOS.

    Take a look at the post here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1464431&postcount=424
    Seems that other people solved the DVD playback issue by reformatting.

    Until someone more knowledgable comes along, I hope that helps. :)
     
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    hey thanks achufong for that info, i might reformat today when i have the chance and ill report back what happens. i hope your w3j is a okay!
     
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    ok for starters, bios upgrade doesn't work. ahh lets try format, dang all my files.
     
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    Dood: If you really need to save your files, just drop your files onto a pendrive, sd card, gmail, etc. That´s what I do when I reformat :) Hope this gets to you before you do it.

    Btw, my W3J isn´t here yet... out of stock, so it looks like I´ll be doing all the things you´re doing on 9 de Augusto. Really excited for it for some reason.
     
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    dorkiedoode Notebook Geek

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    okay i have tried upgrading bios and no worky so i reformated and guess what it worked!!! then i installed everything slowly i found my problem!! drum rolls: Splendid Video Enhancement Technology my ass!! i think asus needs to upgrade that splendid program or my graphic card is just bad but it works perfectly without it. does anyone know what splendid actually do and do i need it? when i was using it, it was also on normal anyways.
     
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  11. A.Lias

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    Doode: No clue what Splendid does and there´s little mention on it within the forums. Personally, I´d just uninstall it and forget about it. Then again, I´ll probably also OC my W3J when it gets here... Just eight more days or so...
     
    A.Lias, Aug 1, 2006
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