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    Tearing while watching DVD on m1330

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bja1288, Sep 3, 2007.

  1. bja1288

    bja1288 Notebook Guru

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    I tried to watch a dvd for the first time last night and the tearing is pretty bad. picture is okay until there are sudden movements, and the picture gets messed up, im pretty sure tearing is the word... I have the dedicated graphics, 2gb ram, 2ghz proc, so is this a drivers problem, the dvd program (windows media) or the dvd itself? I was on full performance battery setting also...
     
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  2. frazell

    frazell Notebook Deity

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    Tearing? Is the disk actually being physically damaged? If so, return the drive to Dell for a warranty repair ASAP!

    If it is something in the picture give VLC a try as a way to determine if the problem is your DVD software or something else.... www.videolan.org
     
    frazell, Sep 3, 2007
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    NateTheGreat503 Notebook Consultant

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    Do you mean ripping?
     
    NateTheGreat503, Sep 3, 2007
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    BenArcher Notebook Consultant

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    Its probably the media player your using. I get the effect your talking about with my h.264 movies in a few programs. download VLC and give it a try or a different codec pack for windows media player might fix your issues
     
    BenArcher, Sep 3, 2007
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    I can think of several reasons for this type of “Tearing”.
    1. Cause: Video encoding error of that particular video.
      Fix: Check several other videos.
    2. Cause: Video decoder error
      Fix: Try another codec/Player like VLC (uses its own codec)
    3. Cause: Video driver error
      Fix: Update the driver : laptopvideo2go drivers
    4. Cause: vertical synchronization (VSync) issue.
      Fix: Well, This type of “Tearing” is common in 3D games, but not so much in video play back. There is a place to set VSync under 3D settings in nVidia control panel, but I doubt it would have any effect in video play back since it is not DirectX/3D related.

      There is also a place to set Custom timing for your monitor under Display > Manage Custom timings > Custom timings, which will give you a window like this :
      [​IMG]
      But I have no idea how to set it, sorry. Maybe some one else can help; Assuming that this whole issue is related to Vsync and timing problem
     
    PhoenixFx, Sep 3, 2007
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