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    Irritating problem with my P7811FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Mongoose19, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Mongoose19

    Mongoose19 Newbie

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    Hi guys, my first time here. I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea how I

    could fix my Gateway. The screen on some websites and mostly video games

    is sort of blurry in locations, usually along the bottom and side of the

    screen. Its pretty annoying. A customer service person from Gateway said

    my graphic card might be corrupted and I went ahead and reinstalled the

    drivers, but its still doing the same thing. Help!
     
    Mongoose19, Dec 19, 2008
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  2. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    Do you have your screen resolution set at 1920x1200?
     
    Citizen86, Dec 19, 2008
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  3. Mongoose19

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    Yep, it's on the max setting.
     
    Mongoose19, Dec 19, 2008
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    I'm really trying everything I can think of .. I keep adjusting screen resolutions. Warcraft 3 seems really bad. WoW only appears blurry around my hotkeys and abilities in the lower part of the screen.
     
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  5. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    See if a screenshot captures what's going on. If it does, post it so we can take a look.
     
    Citizen86, Dec 19, 2008
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  6. goodspeed(TPF)

    goodspeed(TPF) Notebook Deity

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    Even a good picture would help. :D
     
    goodspeed(TPF), Dec 19, 2008
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    Is it just in games or is it on the desktop too? Try going to the pixel testing websites and go full screen and see how sharp it is.
     
    frostbit3, Dec 19, 2008
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    Okay .. how would I capture the image of the flickering/tearing? Any time I use a item like Snipping it just makes the picture clear when its a screenshot. I dont have a digital camera.
     
    Mongoose19, Dec 19, 2008
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  9. goodspeed(TPF)

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    Can you hook up an external monitor to eliminate one variable?
     
    goodspeed(TPF), Dec 19, 2008
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