ThinkPad 600e doesn't display images jpg jpeg gif video

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I have a ThinkPad 600e 2645aau

...................ThinkPad 600e 2645aau ........................

OS Name: Windows 2000 Professional

Logical Drives
Hard Disk(C Type: Hard Disk Capacity: 6130 MB Free Space: 3640 MB
Volume Label: File System: FAT32

Display Settings
Horizontal Resolution: 1024 Vertical Resolution: 768 Bits per pixel:
24 Frequency: 60 Adapter: MagicMedia256AV Chip Type: MagicMedia256AV
BIOS: NM5-1.15.19

Device Name: IBM-DARA-209000 AR3H

Device Name: MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8174 CY07
BIOS Information Vendor: IBM Version: INET36WW


1. System does't display jpg, gif and jpeg images on desktop as
wallpaper and in IE6 on websites. Images are displayed as red,
black, blue dots only. It displayes bmp files wery well.

2. System does't display vedio from dvd or any sourve and any
formate. Video is displayed with distorted sound and distorted image
with vertical lines. tryed to play with win media player 9, real
player 10, winamp 7, power dvd 4 and many more but same result.

3. Installed Office 2003 and it can display JPG, JPEG and BMP image
in green dominant color and if you try to stratch it bigger then
120% it gets distorted and finally is wilt all red, black blue dots.

3. Now comed funny thing : all images JPG, JPEG and GIG including
bmp displayes very well in NetScape Navigater 7.1.

4. Same problem was there with OS windows 98, Win XP and Now windows
2000.

5. Bios and driver are lates and greatest.

6. Tried most of the tips and sugestions available on internet and
discussion group. Including some help avalable at microsoft.

7. Tried IE6 menu : View -> Encoding -> all options available

8. Tried all combination of screen resolution 256 colors, 16 bit and
24 bits with 600 by 800, 1024 by 768 pixels but no success.

Need some experienced persons help or some GURU in ThinkPad and
windows field. It's a challange for me, I need to resolve it.

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Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
> Am Dienstag, 13. Juli 2004 19:58 schrieb Tulshi bhakar:
>
>
>>I have a ThinkPad 600e 2645aau
>>
>>..................ThinkPad 600e 2645aau ........................
>>
>>OS Name: Windows 2000 Professional
>>
>>Logical Drives
>>Hard Disk(C Type: Hard Disk Capacity: 6130 MB Free Space: 3640 MB
>>Volume Label: File System: FAT32
>>
>>Display Settings
>>Horizontal Resolution: 1024 Vertical Resolution: 768 Bits per pixel:
>>24 Frequency: 60 Adapter: MagicMedia256AV Chip Type: MagicMedia256AV
>>BIOS: NM5-1.15.19
>>
>>Device Name: IBM-DARA-209000 AR3H
>>
>>Device Name: MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8174 CY07
>>BIOS Information Vendor: IBM Version: INET36WW
>
>
> That was extensive information! :-)
>
>
>>1. System does't display jpg, gif and jpeg images on desktop as
>>wallpaper and in IE6 on websites. Images are displayed as red,
>>black, blue dots only. It displayes bmp files wery well.
>
>
> Sorry, no idea, I am not using Windows, so I do not know if there
> has to be an extra "jpeg library" installed...??
>
>
>>2. System does't display vedio from dvd or any sourve and any
>>formate. Video is displayed with distorted sound and distorted
>>image with vertical lines. tryed to play with win media player 9,
>>real player 10, winamp 7, power dvd 4 and many more but same result.
>
>
> Yes, that's normal, unfortunately!
>
> Your laptop (my brother has the same one) is too slow: the CPU is a
> P-II with 366 MHz, right?
>
> That's not enough for DVD movies: you most likely will get only sound
> when playing from DVD and sound + bad distorted pictures for other
> formats from small CDs.

Not entirely true:
http://www.epinions.com/content_109196447364
(paragraphs 5+)

A P2-366 600e can handle DVD playback (satisfactorily), provided you're
lucky enough to have the right software.



>
> The solution /might/ be: Get a dedicated DVD decoder card, like this
> one here:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dl [...] 05955&rd=1
>
> Warning: I did N E V E R test such a "Margi DVDtoGo Card",
> so I have NO idea whether these items are great or rubish.
>
> Please get a second opinion from somebody you trust, before buying
> this device: all I can say is it /might/ be the solution.
>
> Karl-Heinz

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Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 02:15 schrieb EM:
>
>
>>Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>
>>>Am Dienstag, 13. Juli 2004 19:58 schrieb Tulshi bhakar:
>
>
>>>>I have a ThinkPad 600e 2645aau
>
> (...)
>
>>>>2. System does't display vedio from dvd or any sourve and any
>>>>formate. Video is displayed with distorted sound and distorted
>>>>image with vertical lines. tryed to play with win media player 9,
>>>>real player 10, winamp 7, power dvd 4 and many more but same result.
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, that's normal, unfortunately!
>>>
>>>Your laptop (my brother has the same one) is too slow: the CPU is a
>>>P-II with 366 MHz, right?
>>>
>>>That's not enough for DVD movies: you most likely will get only sound
>>>when playing from DVD and sound + bad distorted pictures for other
>>>formats from small CDs.
>>
>>Not entirely true:
>>http://www.epinions.com/content_109196447364
>>(paragraphs 5+)
>>
>>A P2-366 600e can handle DVD playback (satisfactorily), provided you're
>>lucky enough to have the right software.
>
>
> OK, probably you mean this:
>
> "Actually, with the latest PowerDVD 4.0 (XP) movie playback is
> a bit choppy, but downgrading to my older version 2.5 of the
> program results in video playback almost as good as on my 1.2GHz
> Pentium 3 T23, which is to say, very good indeed. Extremely
> visually intense scenes can pixelate a bit and there are
> occasional, but very minor stutters"
>
> Anybody here who _knows_ that the above is true? I find it a bit
> hard to believe that PowerDVD 2.5 could show movies from DVD _so_
> nicely on a Pentium II with 366 MHz.

Keep in mind that PowerDVD 2.5 came out at a time when P2/K6 laptops
were common. The software needed to perform with this in mind.

My setup: TP-600e, P2-366, 224MB ram, Win98se, LiteOn CD-RW/DVD combo
drive, PowerDVD 3.0

I'd say the overall playback quality is around 90%--certainly better
than one would expect from a P2 machine. The picture quality is
flawless, but there is a certain amount of "choppiness" during playback
(I wonder if this is less noticeable in v2.5).

Of course, I turn off all the processes I can (incl. firewall &
anti-virus) to free up as many CPU "clicks" possible.



>
> Karl-Heinz

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Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 13:08 schrieb EM:

> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>> Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 02:15 schrieb EM:
>>
>>
>>>Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>>
>>>>Am Dienstag, 13. Juli 2004 19:58 schrieb Tulshi bhakar:
>>
>>
>>>>>I have a ThinkPad 600e 2645aau
>>
>> (...)
>>
>>>>>2. System does't display vedio from dvd or any sourve and any
>>>>>formate. Video is displayed with distorted sound and distorted
>>>>>image with vertical lines. tryed to play with win media player 9,
>>>>>real player 10, winamp 7, power dvd 4 and many more but same result.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes, that's normal, unfortunately!
>>>>
>>>>Your laptop (my brother has the same one) is too slow: the CPU is a
>>>>P-II with 366 MHz, right?
>>>>
>>>>That's not enough for DVD movies: you most likely will get only sound
>>>>when playing from DVD and sound + bad distorted pictures for other
>>>>formats from small CDs.
>>>
>>>Not entirely true:
>>>http://www.epinions.com/content_109196447364
>>>(paragraphs 5+)
>>>
>>>A P2-366 600e can handle DVD playback (satisfactorily), provided you're
>>>lucky enough to have the right software.
>>
>>
>> OK, probably you mean this:
>>
>> "Actually, with the latest PowerDVD 4.0 (XP) movie playback is
>> a bit choppy, but downgrading to my older version 2.5 of the
>> program results in video playback almost as good as on my 1.2GHz
>> Pentium 3 T23, which is to say, very good indeed. Extremely
>> visually intense scenes can pixelate a bit and there are
>> occasional, but very minor stutters"
>>
>> Anybody here who _knows_ that the above is true? I find it a bit
>> hard to believe that PowerDVD 2.5 could show movies from DVD _so_
>> nicely on a Pentium II with 366 MHz.
>
> Keep in mind that PowerDVD 2.5 came out at a time when P2/K6 laptops
> were common. The software needed to perform with this in mind.
>
> My setup: TP-600e, P2-366, 224MB ram, Win98se, LiteOn CD-RW/DVD combo
> drive, PowerDVD 3.0

OK, _that_ was the comment I needed! :-)

Just got it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d [...] 3687817044

Now I am looking forward to its performance, will report here ...

Thanks again
Karl-Heinz
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Am Dienstag, 20. Juli 2004 03:15 schrieb EM:

> EM wrote:
>> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>
>>> Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 02:15 schrieb EM:
(...)
>>>> http://www.epinions.com/content_109196447364
>>>> (paragraphs 5+)
>>>>
>>>> A P2-366 600e can handle DVD playback (satisfactorily), provided
>>>> you're lucky enough to have the right software.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, probably you mean this:
>>>
>>> "Actually, with the latest PowerDVD 4.0 (XP) movie playback is
>>> a bit choppy, but downgrading to my older version 2.5 of the
>>> program results in video playback almost as good as on my
>>> 1.2GHz Pentium 3 T23, which is to say, very good indeed.
>>> Extremely visually intense scenes can pixelate a bit and
>>> there are occasional, but very minor stutters"
>>>
>>> Anybody here who _knows_ that the above is true? I find it a bit
>>> hard to believe that PowerDVD 2.5 could show movies from DVD _so_
>>> nicely on a Pentium II with 366 MHz.
>>
>>
>> Keep in mind that PowerDVD 2.5 came out at a time when P2/K6 laptops
>> were common. The software needed to perform with this in mind.
>>
>> My setup: TP-600e, P2-366, 224MB ram, Win98se, LiteOn CD-RW/DVD combo
>> drive, PowerDVD 3.0
>>
>> I'd say the overall playback quality is around 90%
>
> Okay, make that around 95%. Just finished reading an article in "PC
> Upgrade" magazine about how to speed up a laptop for gaming purposes
> (I figured that any increase in gaming performance would translate
> to multimedia applications, such as DVD playback).

Your news are increasingly interesting. :-)

I guess in the end I will really have fine DVD playback on this 600E.
This week (or nin the next one) most likely my freshly eBay-bought
PowerDVD 3.0 will arrive, and I am looking forward to giving it a test.

> I followed all the relevant advice and am happy to report that the
> playback is far less choppy now, and so are the frame rates in Quake
> (yes, the 600e is amply capable of playing this [old, but still hella
> fun] 3D game). The same holds true for MS's Space Cadet Pinball (the
> ball movement is completely smooth and continuous now).
>
> The performance-enhancing tips mainly include disabling (NOT removing!)
> unused hardware profiles, such as serial, IR, and parallel ports (which
> are rarely used on laptops). Performance-wise, the worst "offender" is
> the NIC. The 600e doesn't come with an on-board NIC, but I have one
> installed and "running"... and I rarely use it (I put it there mainly
> for convenience). The performance gain was apparent after disabling the
> adapter's profile.
>
> So... with regards to PowerDVD and DVD playback on the 600e, disabling
> unused hardware and resident protection like an AV and/or firewall will
> most certainly improve playback quality.

OK, good advise. But: What's a NIC?

Karl-Heinz
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EM wrote:

> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
> > [major snippage]
>
>> OK, good advise. But: What's a NIC?
>
>
> Network
> Interface
> Card
>
>>
>> Karl-Heinz
Network Interface Card, I guess...

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Am Dienstag, 20. Juli 2004 03:15 schrieb EM:
> EM wrote:
>> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>> Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 02:15 schrieb EM:
>>>> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>>>> Am Dienstag, 13. Juli 2004 19:58 schrieb Tulshi bhakar:

>>>>>> I have a ThinkPad 600e 2645aau
(...)
>>>>>> 2. System does't display vedio from dvd or any sourve and any
>>>>>> formate. Video is displayed with distorted sound and distorted
>>>>>> image with vertical lines. tryed to play with win media player 9,
>>>>>> real player 10, winamp 7, power dvd 4 and many more but same
>>>>>> result.

>>>>> Yes, that's normal, unfortunately!
>>>>>
>>>>> Your laptop (my brother has the same one) is too slow: the CPU is
>>>>> a P-II with 366 MHz, right?
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not enough for DVD movies
(...)
>>>> Not entirely true:
>>>> http://www.epinions.com/content_109196447364
>>>> (paragraphs 5+)
>>>>
>>>> A P2-366 600e can handle DVD playback (satisfactorily), provided
>>>> you're lucky enough to have the right software.

>>> OK, probably you mean this:
>>>
>>> "Actually, with the latest PowerDVD 4.0 (XP) movie playback is
>>> a bit choppy, but downgrading to my older version 2.5 of the
>>> program results in video playback almost as good as on my 1.2GHz
>>> Pentium 3 T23, which is to say, very good indeed. Extremely
>>> visually intense scenes can pixelate a bit and there are
>>> occasional, but very minor stutters"
>>>
>>> Anybody here who _knows_ that the above is true? I find it a bit
>>> hard to believe that PowerDVD 2.5 could show movies from DVD _so_
>>> nicely on a Pentium II with 366 MHz.
>>
>>
>> Keep in mind that PowerDVD 2.5 came out at a time when P2/K6 laptops
>> were common. The software needed to perform with this in mind.
>>
>> My setup: TP-600e, P2-366, 224MB ram, Win98se, LiteOn CD-RW/DVD combo
>> drive, PowerDVD 3.0
>>
>> I'd say the overall playback quality is around 90%
>
> Okay, make that around 95%. Just finished reading an article in "PC
> Upgrade" magazine about how to speed up a laptop for gaming purposes
> (I figured that any increase in gaming performance would translate
> to multimedia applications, such as DVD playback).
>
> I followed all the relevant advice and am happy to report that the
> playback is far less choppy now, and so are the frame rates in
> Quake (yes, the 600e is amply capable of playing this [old, but
> still hella fun] 3D game). The same holds true for MS's Space
> Cadet Pinball (the ball movement is completely smooth and continuous
> now).
>
> The performance-enhancing tips mainly include disabling (NOT
> removing!) unused hardware profiles, such as serial, IR, and
> parallel ports (which are rarely used on laptops). Performance-wise,
> the worst "offender" is the NIC.

OK, the NIC is disabled. :-)

Now for the great news: Today my new PowerDVD arrived directly from
Peoria, AZ (freight costs were just $2.40, sent 15th, arrived 22th
of same month) and I must say.

T H A N K S A L O T

for this very good hint!

Quickly installed it (comes with its own copy of a Direct-something
driver) and tested:

StarGate DVD runs as smoothly as I have never seen it!

Even the difficult very dark intro sequence run well, and also the
extensive starting scene wher they drive by car through the desert
with lots of sandy clouds whirling behind the car.

Everything is absolutely great. :-)

These people from the PowerDVD company really have done a good job.

Karl-Heinz
--
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Am Dienstag, 20. Juli 2004 03:15 schrieb EM:
> EM wrote:
>> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>> Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 02:15 schrieb EM:
>>>> Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
>>>>> Am Dienstag, 13. Juli 2004 19:58 schrieb Tulshi bhakar:

>>>>>> I have a ThinkPad 600e 2645aau
(...)
>>>>>> 2. System does't display vedio from dvd or any sourve and any
>>>>>> formate. Video is displayed with distorted sound and distorted
>>>>>> image with vertical lines. tryed to play with win media player 9,
>>>>>> real player 10, winamp 7, power dvd 4 and many more but same
>>>>>> result.

>>>>> Yes, that's normal, unfortunately!
>>>>>
>>>>> Your laptop (my brother has the same one) is too slow: the CPU is
>>>>> a P-II with 366 MHz, right?
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not enough for DVD movies
(...)
>>>> Not entirely true:
>>>> http://www.epinions.com/content_109196447364
>>>> (paragraphs 5+)
>>>>
>>>> A P2-366 600e can handle DVD playback (satisfactorily), provided
>>>> you're lucky enough to have the right software.

>>> OK, probably you mean this:
>>>
>>> "Actually, with the latest PowerDVD 4.0 (XP) movie playback is
>>> a bit choppy, but downgrading to my older version 2.5 of the
>>> program results in video playback almost as good as on my 1.2GHz
>>> Pentium 3 T23, which is to say, very good indeed. Extremely
>>> visually intense scenes can pixelate a bit and there are
>>> occasional, but very minor stutters"
>>>
>>> Anybody here who _knows_ that the above is true? I find it a bit
>>> hard to believe that PowerDVD 2.5 could show movies from DVD _so_
>>> nicely on a Pentium II with 366 MHz.
>>
>>
>> Keep in mind that PowerDVD 2.5 came out at a time when P2/K6 laptops
>> were common. The software needed to perform with this in mind.
>>
>> My setup: TP-600e, P2-366, 224MB ram, Win98se, LiteOn CD-RW/DVD combo
>> drive, PowerDVD 3.0
>>
>> I'd say the overall playback quality is around 90%
>
> Okay, make that around 95%. Just finished reading an article in "PC
> Upgrade" magazine about how to speed up a laptop for gaming purposes
> (I figured that any increase in gaming performance would translate
> to multimedia applications, such as DVD playback).
>
> I followed all the relevant advice and am happy to report that the
> playback is far less choppy now, and so are the frame rates in
> Quake (yes, the 600e is amply capable of playing this [old, but
> still hella fun] 3D game). The same holds true for MS's Space
> Cadet Pinball (the ball movement is completely smooth and continuous
> now).
>
> The performance-enhancing tips mainly include disabling (NOT
> removing!) unused hardware profiles, such as serial, IR, and
> parallel ports (which are rarely used on laptops). Performance-wise,
> the worst "offender" is the NIC.

OK, the NIC is disabled. :-)

Now for the great news: Today my new PowerDVD 3.0 arrived directly
from Peoria, AZ (freight costs were just $2.40, sent 15th, arrived
22th of same month, by "United States Postal Service" ) and I must say:


T H A N K S A L O T for this very good hint!


Quickly installed it (comes with its own copy of a Direct-something
driver) and tested:

StarGate DVD runs as smoothly as I have never seen it before!

Even the difficult very dark intro sequence run well, and also the
extensive starting scene where they drive by car through the desert
with lots of thin, sandy clouds whirling behind the car.

Everything is absolutely great. :-)

These people from the PowerDVD company really have done a good job.

Karl-Heinz
--
Karl-Heinz <mailto:khz@indeview.org> <mailto:khz@kde.org>
Zimmer I n d e V i e w K D E
Föhren Presentations Beyond Limitations Conquer your Desktop
www.fiehr.de www.indeview.org www.kde.org