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    Can you watch 1080p

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by newtr0n, Nov 21, 2008.

  1. newtr0n

    newtr0n Notebook Guru

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    i have a xps 1530 2gb ram, 8600gt and cant watch 1080, it looks bad.
    Maybe its windows media player or vlc... dont know but who can?
     
    newtr0n, Nov 21, 2008
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    fierysphere Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you mean viewing directly on the screen, or on an external monitor/TV?
    What's the native resolution of your screen?
     
    fierysphere, Nov 21, 2008
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    newtr0n Notebook Guru

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    I cant watch it directly on the screen with 1280x800 32 bits.
    Am i doing anything wrong?
     
    newtr0n, Nov 21, 2008
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    Yes you're doing something wrong, you bought the wrong screen.
     
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    so theres no way i can watch it?
     
    newtr0n, Nov 21, 2008
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    I got the same screen like you have. Yes, you can't take advantage of 1080 P, but you still get the 720P HD. My screen looks great when I watch 1080P video clip.
     
    merlin_72032, Nov 21, 2008
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can watch it, but not in native resolution, thats all. You can still view it full screen with a lot of detail, much better than a DVD.
    What exactly do you mean by "it looks bad" ? Play back is not smooth, colors are not good, see artifacts or what ?? :confused:
    I can watch 1080p videos without any problems on my M1330.
     
    PhoenixFx, Nov 21, 2008
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    if the colors are bad you can go into the Nvidia control panel and tweak the colors. If it isn't playing smoothly make sure your computer is set to high performance and update the graphics driver
     
    sonyfxa36, Nov 21, 2008
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    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    I thing there might be a problem with your downscaling settings.. Check your decoder options..
     
    sesshomaru, Nov 22, 2008
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