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    HELP!!Studio XPS 13 -on battery power, video quality is greatly reduced

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by boostingdsm, Aug 2, 2009.

  1. boostingdsm

    boostingdsm Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay so I recently got a replacement Studio XPS 13 as my M1330 MB failed...twice. Its the merlot red one with p7350 proc/4gb/250 7.2k/9400 m

    It functions exceptionally well, but i notice that the video playback for anything from avi files to dvd to even movies in itunes when on battery power is fuzzy. As soon as i disconnect the power cable i see the video playback go from smooth to sort of reduced bit rate. Its like looking at a youtube vid in HD and then going and looking at it in normal SD res. It is horrible. Can someone help me. I am using the latest greatest drivers from dell. I hope this is not a MB/graphics card issue. I just want the thing to work as normal.
     
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Check your Windows Power Profile. If on Battery Saver I would expect this. Might want to set it to Balanced or High Performance.
     
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    Well i am using the High performance profile right now. Even if i change to any other, like balanced, dell or power saver, the same thing happens
     
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    I just hope it doesnt require a motherboard replacement, because that would be such a waste of time for me, since i just came from an M1330 plagued with issues.
     
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    What driver ver. are you on and which app are you using for video playback?
     
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    Driver version: 7.15.11.7982 from device manager

    And its any app i use, VLC, even Media Player

    I have my profile at High Performance now, but i've tried all other options.
     
    boostingdsm, Aug 2, 2009
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