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    Pixelated video new Sony Vaio FZ-290 CTO with Vista

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by crazygravy, Mar 8, 2008.

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    crazygravy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have no clue whether this is a video card issue, an Nvidia GEForce 8400M GT; an issue with the laptop itself; or the fact that it has Vista (I'm leaning heavily toward this one). What occurs is when I try to play a video off any site; be it youtube, Yahoo, TMZ, etc. it is badly pixelated. Looks like my cable tv does when the signal is weak. I have tried ripping the video to the hard drive and that does not help. It occurs no matter the player; vlc, Flash, Windows Media Player etc. It is most obvious when trying full screen mode but you can see it in a normal screen as well. My pc at work with XP and on board video works fine; thus my leaning toward a Vista issue.

    I have the above mentioned video card, 3gb of ram, core 2 duo 2.0 processor.

    Any thoughts?

    Bob
     
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    Quill Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not an expert but my laptop and my desktop do the same thing. I've called tech support for both and they've told me that it is the wireless signal. I am using my neighbor's wireless internet. She has 4 wireless computers and the one hard wired to the router. The only one to get decent pictures is the one that is hard wired. My neighbor talked to the provider and of course they said it was not their equipment or service but it was the router itself. Seems to me if it was the router then the display hard wired to it would be crappy also.

    I know this didn't help but it's a possiblity to explore.
     
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    crazygravy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I too would think wireless signal but my Toshiba Laptop with XP did not have this issue. Also like I said I downloaded the video and had the same problem
     
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    Quill Notebook Enthusiast

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    The only time I can see a good display is when I am watching a movie on a disc. If I've downloaded anything from the internet it still has the crappy display. Sometimes even still pictures online are bad, but this usually only happens when it is raining or windy. I don't think the operating system has anything to do with it because I have XP on my desktop and Vista on the laptop and both displays are just as bad.

    I've just learned to live with it..at least it's better than being on dial-up which is my only other option.
     
    Quill, Mar 9, 2008
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