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    Possible problem: Nvida 296.10 and Y470

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by achieve1, Apr 11, 2012.

  1. achieve1

    achieve1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys, I noticed something a bit strange with my switchable graphics option ever since yesterday when I upgraded to the latest nvidia drivers - 296.10. I'm not able to see streaming videos (like from youtube or nba.com) with that same sharpness that I used to see with the previous drivers. I checked the little nvidia gpu icon, and it does indicate that it is active..but videos have lost its sharpness. I also cant seem to set VLC player to run with nvidia graphics with these new drivers, but I recall being able to with the old ones...

    anybody know what might be the problem? It obviously has something to do with the new drivers...any suggestions?
     
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    kobby2k6 Notebook Consultant

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    sorry to hear about that but I'm currently on 290.53 (it fixed my constant crashes with battlefield 3 Multiplayer crashes) on my y470...everything works fine...i barely update my nvidia drivers unless i read some reviews or some responses from some forum...Nvidia drivers are always iffy so I am really careful with updates..i suggest you roll back to a previous driver and see if you still have that issue..
     
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    achieve1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah im thinking of doing that. The only reason that I updated the drivers was because after I installed the latest flash update, certain video streaming sites like youtube would have this green bar that would appear on the top every video that I try to watch...the nvidia update fixed that problem, but now it appears that the sharpness that I used to have in watching videos with the GPU acceleration, is pretty much nonexistent now..
     
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