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    inspiron 1720 questions plus What is the Best way to connect to my pioneer plasma

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by brackenlamb, Oct 22, 2009.

  1. brackenlamb

    brackenlamb Notebook Enthusiast

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    my 1720 inspiron has a vga out and svideo out , my pioneer 5090 plasma has almost every connection , hdmi vga component svideo etv .
    I was watching a video from the inspiron to the plasma last night but the video was a little choppy , it was like tearing .
    the top half of the picture would break away when there was a lot of moving images .im using vga to vga at the moment .

    Im sure i have the latest drivers
    from dells website , any help or advice welcome ?.



    next questions
    I have 3gb ram running windows vista 32
    can i get a stick of 4gb of ram and will i need vista 64 ?
    is windows 7 going to speed up my pc ?
    My power cable wobbles a bout a bit inside the laptop ,is there a new power supply bit inside the laptop that needs replacing?
     
    brackenlamb, Oct 22, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Keep using VGA, it's the best for your computer. However, what program are you using to watch videos?

    I would recommend you use Media Player Classic Homecinema with default settings (EVR-Custom video renderer) for a video experience with no tearing whatsoever.


    How much RAM in total? If it's more than 3GB, then you will need a 64-bit operating system to use it. However, why do you want more than 3GB of RAM? Most programs will run fine with 3GB of RAM.

    Performance is mostly the same. Get Windows 7 if you like the interface.

    Does the computer ever stop charging randomly? If it's fine, you don't need to replace anything.
     
    namaiki, Oct 22, 2009
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  3. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    Now for the performance part of view:

    1. Your 1720 is capable of running up to 6GB RAM, with x64 OS of course (see my sig) if you don't do any intensive photoshop work or running Virtual OSes, and you have not experienced any form of slow downs whilst running many programs at one time, 3-4GB is enough.

    2. I have also installed Windows 7 RTM on my 1720. It is fast, intuitive and very speedy with my Dual Hitachi 7k320 drives. (640GB total). To put it simply, it is fast.

    3. As far as I know, mine doesn't wobble. Does yours come out easily?
     
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  4. brackenlamb

    brackenlamb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Still got the tearing when viewing on the pioneer plasma and using windows classic player ?

    Any other players to try ?
     
    brackenlamb, Oct 22, 2009
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