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    1640 XPS can't handle 1080P?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by bluejake, Mar 7, 2010.

  1. bluejake

    bluejake Notebook Consultant

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    so ive got a 1640xps, and it cant handle 1080p for .. im trying to watch Life E01 BluRay BBC 1080p x264 H@M i get nothing but lags/freezes this shouldnt be happening.. im using VLC to play it. nothing else is open when i play it, i have laptop set to high performance and its plugged in. all drivers are newest to my knowledge.
     
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    hmm why would this work but vlc wouldnt?
     
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    Because VLC is a highly unoptimized program. Definitely stick with MPC or PowerDVD. By default, VLC also has all hardware acceleration disabled; did you try enabling it and tweaking the settings?
     
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    i installed the mpc-hc it seems to be ok thus far
     
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    any tweaks i should do in mpc?
     
    bluejake, Mar 7, 2010
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