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    What P4G setting would I alter so Netflix doesn't skip and chop on ux31a?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by supremekizzle, Oct 18, 2012.

  1. supremekizzle

    supremekizzle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whenever I am on Power4Gear battery saving Netflix is choppy and skippy but when I switch to balanced it plays just fine. What settings could I change under the Battery savings profile to have flawless video? Also, are there any risks with changing any of these settings? Thanks for any help
     
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    The battery profile usually keeps the CPU and GPU locked to their lowest frequency, so that is what you would want to adjust.

    It also does things like disable aero, which may affect graphics performance in general, and reduce LCD brightness and shorten blanking time. It would probably be better to use a setting like Quiet Office or Entertainment for watching videos.
     
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    Where are the CPU and GPU settings in the P4G sub menus? Thanks for our quick reply : )
     
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    The menu should look something like this and is self-explanatory:

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    My menu looks nothing like that. Mine is just a window with drop downs. Where do you access the cool menu?

    EDIT: Never mind, It can be accessed through the P4G gadget. I've always just right clicked on the battery icon. Now I gotta find a way to pin it to rocketdock...
     
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    Have you checked your cpu usage while watching netflix. I have a ux31a with the i5 3317u and I have the cpu locked down to 800mhz and it doesn't skip at all, its very odd that yours would be doing that, Is there other background tasks running?
     
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