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    HP DV5t HD video question - lines on screen

    Discussion in 'HP' started by MikeMidd, Dec 24, 2009.

  1. MikeMidd

    MikeMidd Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an HP DV5t purchased last September/October.

    The computer seems to have a weird problem when watching HD videos from places like YouTube or Hulu. I will get horizontal lines near the middle height of the screen. They are not pixels changing colors or going dark, it is almost as if the image is jumping around or as if it is processing/updating the video or something. (It's really hard to explain - it looks like the video is slightly off, just a series of horizontal lines that are jumping around.)

    I've never noticed this until somewhat recently. Is this just a case of horizontal refresh lines and the video being too high-quality? Or does it sound like something more problematic.
     
    MikeMidd, Dec 24, 2009
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Sounds like you're having vsync issues, though I have no clue how that happens (frame rate should be limited to 24 or 30) or how to fix it (not really any settings to change) in Adobe Flash.
     
    Lithus, Dec 24, 2009
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  3. MikeMidd

    MikeMidd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just Googled it. Yep, that's exactly what it sounds like it might be. Anyone have ideas on how to fix it?
     
    MikeMidd, Dec 24, 2009
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    get a new version of flash player then...
     
    sean473, Dec 24, 2009
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