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    1420 "Audio Stutter" Problem??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by onlycurious, Dec 8, 2007.

  1. onlycurious

    onlycurious Notebook Consultant

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    I read a review about some guy talking about MOST 1420's having a "audio stutter" problem. He says it's impossible to listen to music on the 1420 because it skips/stutters, but everything about the computer is great.


    Anyone else have this problem??
     
    onlycurious, Dec 8, 2007
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  2. onlycurious

    onlycurious Notebook Consultant

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    Opps, I just saw a big thread on this...
     
    onlycurious, Dec 8, 2007
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  3. Gunner

    Gunner Notebook Evangelist

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    Ya, I have this problem. But it's not all the time.
     
    Gunner, Dec 8, 2007
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  4. DeaconBoogie

    DeaconBoogie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Some of us have had this problem with the M1330 and other laptops with multiband wireless cards (like the Dell 1505 Draft-N mini card).

    I don't know if your problem is wholly related, but it's worth a shot. I found music unlistenable until I found the fix:

    Disable the wireless radio's a-band capability.
     
    DeaconBoogie, Dec 9, 2007
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  5. jrsryder

    jrsryder Notebook Consultant

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    read the posting by jrsryder
     
    jrsryder, Dec 9, 2007
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    How do you just disable the "a" band?
     
    Gunner, Dec 9, 2007
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    I don't know if its the same problem, but I already sent back two 1400's that had random skipping sounds when I listen to the audio. No problem with the video on the DVD's, just that skipping sound on the audio. They both had the Dell 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card which DeaconBoogie pointed out might be the problem. onlycurious, what was that big thread?
     
    roca808, Dec 9, 2007
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  8. onlycurious

    onlycurious Notebook Consultant

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    I think this one: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=155295
     
    onlycurious, Dec 9, 2007
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    roca808 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks onlycurious. Also, just did an advanced search for "jrsryder" and came up with a few more threads that appear related.
     
    roca808, Dec 9, 2007
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