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    Just upgraded to Vista: Now any moves I play appear grainy.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by captnwolfy, Feb 25, 2008.

  1. captnwolfy

    captnwolfy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,
    I just updated from an Acer Laptop with Windows XP to a HP DV6775us with windows Vista.

    When I played any time of media file (avi, wmv, etc) with my Acer, they looked great, high quality.

    Now when I try to play movies on my new HP every movie looks washed out, grainy (some are really blocky also).

    I have no idea how to fix this. I've tried multiple players, Windows Player 11, VLC, WinAmp. It looks the same no matter what program I view them with.

    Anyone know what is causing this/ how to fix this?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    captnwolfy, Feb 25, 2008
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    Duct Tape Dude Duct Tape Dude

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    I'm no expert but here's a guess: try updating your graphics card driver. Playing a movie uses the GPU, regardless of the player.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Feb 25, 2008
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    crash NBR Assassin

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    crash, Feb 25, 2008
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