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    My new M1330 and video problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by whooopa8, Aug 15, 2007.

  1. whooopa8

    whooopa8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I wasn't sure where to post this particular problem so I am posting it here. I just bought a Dell XPS M1330 with an LED screen, Vista Home Premium, and a Nvidia 8400. I have a couple of movie files that I played on my new laptop and I noticed that the quality of the movies decreased from the viewings on my old desktop. For instance, the default screen size when one first opens up the movie files is smaller on my M1330 than my desktop, and when I enlarge it, the quality of the picture goes down: the background is a little fuzzy and blurred. My old desktop is an old Pentium 4 machine with XP. The movie files are Divx files that are 1.4GB each. Shouldn't a new laptop outperform my old desktop? I don't know if it's the new LED screen, the new OS, or the video card (I heard there were driver problems with the Nvidia 8000 line). Can anyone offer any remedies to this particular problem of mine?
     
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  2. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    This is likely a codec issue. What codec/filter are you using?
     
    fabarati, Aug 15, 2007
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Stop cross posting the forums.
     
    usapatriot, Aug 15, 2007
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    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    what is the resolution of your m1330 compared to your old desktop? if it is larger it would explain the smaller default size, and the decreased quality when full screen (image has to be blown up larger)
     
    saunders73, Aug 15, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Oh yeah, it could be a driver issue as well.
     
    fabarati, Aug 15, 2007
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    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    Please don't cross post. I am closing this one, refer to the other in Dell which has grown much larger.
     
    Metamorphical, Aug 15, 2007
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