*HP dv5t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge*

I've read some really good reviews on this cooler too.

 

My wife got me the Targus Chill Mat for Christmas. I didn't think it would work, but the fans sit directly under the RAM (which got blazing hot under Orthos), and cooled it significantly. Although the temps in HWMonitor only went down about 3C, there is significant difference in the highly scientific "touch test" (putting hand on bottom of laptop). Undervolting gave me about another 8-10C, and now I idle at 41C

This cooler's pricey, but people say it's worth it:

http://www.nzxt.com/products/cryo_lx/

 

I don't have temperature numbers but I'm enjoying this one:

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?language=en&act=detail&tbcate=1&id=124

It's cheap, not too big, has an extra USB port so it gives back the USB it takes, lifts nicely the back of the laptop. What bugs me a little bit is that when the back of the laptop is lifted, the headphone and microphone slots aim down so it's not nice to plug the connectors unless you put the laptop in the edge of the table.

 

Hi,
I have a new dv5t with integrated intel graphics card.
I am not able to see any output on my SONY HDTV (KDL-32M4000) using HDMI out from this laptop, I did try rescaning hardware as suggested earlier on this forum, but I simply am not able to see any image/ audio

I am assuming that I will be able to see the entire desktop screen (as if connected through VGA) on the HDTV ? I tried also playing couple of regular DVDs and still nothing visible/audible through TV.

EDIT: This was resolved when I changed the display resolution to 1280X800.

 

I've had my system for about a month now and am mostly happy. I got it with the 64 bit, p7350 , 4gb ram, nividia 9200 and the 1680 x 1050 display. Two things i dont understand. Video plays great in regular mode and then when going full screen it starts out fine and within a minute or so it gets choppy and eventually goes to slow motion. Now this is mainly video online from Youtube, hulu, etc. I havent tried it with a DVD yet. I had this before I updated Nividia's drivers so i dont think it's that. Someone told me it's the DRM rights thing Vista has. If that could be it is there a workaround that? Also I get a weird scan line on screen every few seconds when i hook up the system to a TV via HDMI. I have seen it posted before but with no fix. Any answesr would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

i got nothing when watching video like you, i would suggest you try another video player such as VLC ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc/), it's free, if it gets problem too, you should do clean install windows and try again.

 

this question is probably answered already but I am too busy to go through all 500 pages. How long does it take in average for HP to ship your dv5t from the time you place your order?

 

I don't mean to sound rude, but this is something you would want to ask to HP directly.

QUOTE=alwaysfaithful;4349704]this question is probably answered already but I am too busy to go through all 500 pages. How long does it take in average for HP to ship your dv5t from the time you place your order?[/QUOTE]

 

Hi, i m new here and i just brought a dv5t few days ago and i love it but i have one problem. i have the nvidia geforce 9600m gt with 1280 * 800 as my resolution. when i watch a rmvb file and start making the video player bigger or full screen, the video quality starts to turn bad and the image starts to be all blocky (like the person's face is made out blocks), the image is not smooth. i never had any problem with the same movie in my old laptop which has a old nvidia graphic card, also in my 7yrs old desktop and my sister's laptop (with intergrated graphic card) the image is smooth with no blocks.

idk how to fix the problem or is it the graphic card's problem, but with other video file such as wmv and avi i dont see the same problem, only rmvb seems to have tat problem and i tried different players but it didnt help

 

hi i have hp dv5t with 9600M GT nvidia gpu
my colors are very washed out
how can i get them normal
I know u have to go to the nvidia control panel and edit the colors
but idk what to set them too
Please help thansk~ aand also my gpu idle is 50celcius is that bad?

 

I use WinDVD.. you can find it on the HP site... is downloadable for laptops which don't have Quickplay (like the HP 6830S)... download the player & the patches... installs fine on a DV5. Plays Bluray disks fine.

 

Scratches

So sad... Less than 1 week with the dv5t and it already has scratches. And I'm so careful... My 2 years old laptop (now my wife's) has no scratch. This black painting on the cover is too soft and easy to scratch. Be extra careful, mates.

 

hi i have hp dv5t with 9600M GT nvidia gpu
my colors are very washed out
how can i get them normal
I know u have to go to the nvidia control panel and edit the colors
but idk what to set them too
Please help thansk~ aand also my gpu idle is 50celcius is that bad?

 

Just pulled the trigger on a dv5t:

Onyx
Vista-32
Brightview WXGA (not infinity) display
P7350 processor
3GB RAM
nVidia 9600m GT w/ 512MB
250GB drive
Standard 8x DVD R/W w/ d/l support
Intel a/g/n Wifi
No modem, no TV tuner
12-cell battery.

 

I have one from Targus that is under 20 bucks and it works really well and is quiet

 

Hi! I'm planning on buying the HP Pavilion dv5-1130. I've read some of the comments and problems about like the colours and some other problems..

I'd like to know how good it actually is. I don't know a lot about computers, but I do know it has a good video card on it and a lot of memory. So, will it also be fast enough to play "The Sims 3" on it? And to make moviemontages and everything? I'd like to read about your experiences and everything. Can't read all pages on this board lol. Just the positive aspects and negative aspects or something like that.

It's about the dv5-1130 (Intel Pentium Dual-Core, nVidia GeForce 9200M GS).

Thanks in advance.

 

mine is no problem so far, the color is great, i recommend u go with 9600M GT if you want to play game

 

i have a dv5-1157ca and i want to reinstall vista on a smaller partition. when i burn the recovery discs and install, shouldn't everything be exactly the same except my hard drive is the size of my partition?

 

Thanks for your reply! So.. the 9200M GS wouldn't be that great playing a new game..? 'Cause that one will cost me €659,-. And the 9600M GT €830,-. So it really is much more expensive. Is it that much better too?

 

hi....i am living in dubai and was interested in the HP Pavilion DV5 1145. But i cannot find the reviews anywhere...!!!!!!!!

Can somebody help please!!!!!!!!!!11

 

Ive been having problems with the fingerprint reader. After leaving the laptop on for a day or more the fingerprint reader stops functioning unless i restart it. I tried reinstalling the digitalpersona program and the drivers for the reader but it still doesnt work.

 

I got mine it gets hot as hell sometimes during gaming. My keyboard text has a German layout. All the keys when pressed are the standard ones though. Anyone know where i can get a cheap replacement keyboard from.

 

hi i have hp dv5t with 9600M GT nvidia gpu
my colors are very washed out
how can i get them normal
I know u have to go to the nvidia control panel and edit the colors
but idk what to set them too
Please help thansk~ aand also my gpu idle is 50celcius is that bad?

 

If you want it German all you have to do is configure it.

 

pretty much, my audio has stopped working on my brand new, 1 week old dv5t 64-bit. the mute button will not switch from orange.

though touching the quicktouch button physically "mutes" and "unmutes" the computer volume, the volume itself will not work at any volume. help!?

 

Try installing the latest drivers in my thread here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=338874



Also what is your default audio output device? To check this right click the volume button in the taskbar and click Playback devices.

 

i'll try that, thanks!!

 

hi i have hp dv5t with 9600M GT nvidia gpu
my colors are very washed out
how can i get them normal
I know u have to go to the nvidia control panel and edit the colors
but idk what to set them too
Please help thansk~ aand also my gpu idle is 50celcius is that bad?

 

i suggest u guys should not update the IDT HD Audio CODEC with the one from Windows Update, it causes the volume and network icon on taskbar disappear and also the windows update error (vista x64)

@ltkshaka : i dont know how it look like but i think u can play around with vibrance, contrast, gamma, this is my default setting :

 

My computer and questions on it. What is the diffrence between the dv5t and the computer I purchased which is a HP Pavilion dv5-1183cl?
The dv5-1183cl includes:
P7350 2.0Ghz 3MB Cache 1066Mhz FSB
4 GB PC6400 800Mhz Ram
320GB 5400 RPM hard drive
Nvidia 9600M GT 512MB
Intel Pro Wifi 5100 AGN
15.4" Widescreen
Blu-ray drive
Vista 64 bit SP1
Realtek 10/100/1000 internet
Built in card reader
E-sata port
3 USB ports
1 1394 firewire port
56K modem-why? lol.
HDMI output
IDT Sound
Monitor out
Quick dock port
Webcam 2.0MP and microphone

How much improvement should I see when installing these parts I purchased?
P9500 2.53Ghz 6MB cache
Intel Extreame SSD SATAII -Read 250Mbs Write 170Mbs (I think thats what I read)
Will I see any benifits of changing the ram to Crucial 4Gb PC6400
I am also installing Bluetooth 2.0.

The video card on this under dxdiag and device manager shows pci express does this mean you can upgrade this?

Would it show any improvement changing to 8Gb ram?

 

Yes i have the same menu as you. But the problem is that the default is very bad. The colors are very washed out and rubbish. If you compare it with your desktop then you will see the difference. I for one compared it with my itouch. The same image on my itouch as my laptop. and the color difference was huge. It looked better on the itouch.

 

IRT toyota_scion_tc

P7350 to P9500: Quite a big improvement
5400RPM HDD to Intel SDD: General use will feel alot more responsive
Ram upgrade to Crucial: Very little to possibly no improvement what so ever
ram upgrade to 8GB: So long as you use 64bit operating system, you may notice some improvment

the graphics card cannt be upgraded as this is physicqally attached (soldered) to the mainboard of the laptop.

 

hi, i just check it, comparing some picture on my laptop with my friend's vaio, i saw the color of picture on my screen look same as the one on my friend's, mine is just a bit brighter

 

Aren't you guys using the wrong resolution for your displays? For instance, you bought a 1600x1050 or something but are using 1280x800. That might be the reason you don't like the colors. Mine is 1280x800 and I didn't notice anything wrong with the colors.

 

Thanks for the info. I am looking for improvements the laptop only cost 1200 and from what I can tell it has a good platform. I didn't think I could upgrade the Video but still had to ask, I know most are integrated. I did have a huge Toshiba that you could actually change the graphics card out.

 

changing the resolution isn't going to affect the way the colors look in any way.

 

Finally purchased the DV5T with 9600MGT, 320 gig, centrino 2 2.0ghz dual core, 4gigs ram for $997CAD minus some coupons, free printer, mouse and wireless router.

My only gripe with the laptop so far is the light comming from the HP symbol when the laptop lid is closed. Is there any way to turn that light off?

 

Just ordered my DV5T to replace the DV7T that I returned a few months ago.

Price - 780 with tax/shipping

T7350, 250 GB Hd, 2 gig mem, 9600GT, Wireless-N, high capacity 6 cell, 1680x1050 screen.

Thank you HP for those coupons!

 

Resolution changes the size of the windows....
Im talking about the colors of the screen...

 

Question has been asked quite a bit.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=311617

you can read it,, or i can tell you the short answer here. No. Sorry. it is a good read though.. lots of good ideas for muting the brightness, or just covering it up altogether.

 

But it does look a little different when you're using the wrong resolution. Colors seem a little less vibrant.

 

has any1 tried installing the new Windows 7 on ur dv5t?
what should we do abt the drivers and stuff
can any expert provide a guide out here?

lets say i want to keep both Win7 and Vista.. i create the partition
how do i install the drivers..? from recovery partition?

 

It works flawlessly on Win7 Just download the drivers from my thread here as they're newer than the ones on the recovery partition/SwSetup:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=338874

All the drivers you'll need should be there. If not then just post in the thread and I'll find you the driver you need!


Also a note to everyone else, a new version of Cyberlink YouCam has been released, see the same thread as above!

 

I ordered my dv5t a few days ago already. I just noticed that HP released a new $150 coupon (NB4361). Is there anyway that I call HP and ask them to apply this coupon to my already processed order?

 

How did you get a hold of win7?

 

MSDN. It's out for public aswell on Friday though!

 

wow dannyres gr8 thread
thanks alot

so how did u go about doing it?
give a brief guide plz if possible

 

oh and post a few SS if possible as well

 

New Windows already? Yuck... M$.

 

i got my 1135 today
it's awesome