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    just bought a vaio fe 38 gp !!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by azeter, Dec 13, 2006.

  1. azeter

    azeter Notebook Enthusiast

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    looks gr8 bought a vaio for the 1st time , dont know how reliable it is , only issue i have is that the sound output is not loud enough .besides that running smoothly till now.is there anyway i can increase the sound output thru some settings pls help me with that guyz if u can.thnx.here is the link for the specs.


    http://vaio-online.sony.com/prod_info/vgn-fe38gp/
     
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  2. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    wow great. im jealous lol
     
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    A better option, Use FFDShow and set it to handle most the audio codecs, then go down to the volume tab, You can set the volume 700% higher than standard, though this would probably reduce the quality of the sound and I wouldnt recommend it, I put it at 150% and have the windows media player volume at about 80% works really well for me and theirs not deterioration of sound quality.
     
    matt_h1, Dec 13, 2006
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    yo bro!!.....i bought the fe38gp last month...runs like a dream..no issues yet...sound is loud enough..i don't think increasing the sound beyond prescribed maximum is a good idea for the notebook since the speakers support just that.............dude it could spoil the speakers.........though i'm not sure!!.

    well hope you have fun with the baby!!.....njoi
     
    djmayhem, Dec 15, 2006
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    will there be a new batch of fe series next month?
     
    MP5, Dec 15, 2006
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    I was pretty surprised when my S260 a 13.3" laptop was louder then my K45 15.4" 9lbs monster!!! The s260 half volume is loude as the LOUD setting on the k45...

    But if you just maximize the volume level in ffdshow to a nominal ammount, it should not damage the speakers...Just dont go overboard and blow up the speakers..
     
    Megaman81, Dec 15, 2006
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    FiReWoLf Notebook Evangelist

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    I know the FE28-GP come with 2x512MB RAM. Does the FE38-GP come with 1GB RAM?
     
    FiReWoLf, Dec 15, 2006
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  9. azeter

    azeter Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey good to know someone who is using the same notebook .this is the 1st time i have bought a vaio till now no issues atall.i have veen using hp since last 2yrs and to be honest not a single problem but he replacment to vaio was for personal reasons.the screen is gr8 never seen such a notebook screen so **** clear , the looks of vaio are so different and cant be compared to any other notebook it has its own class.i bought the logitec 250 headset and then came to know the real sound output of this machine it was amazing u should try that headset.i am from india where are u from .see ya
     
    azeter, Dec 16, 2006
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    i am from hong kong and bought my fe38gp in nov. it is stable and all functions work fine. just feel it doesnt hv "top of the line" feel due but anyway the hardware is quite good.
     
    littlecx, Dec 16, 2006
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  11. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    The answer is YES :D
     
    niGht kiD, Dec 17, 2006
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