- Oct 26, 2009
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Hello:
I am having extremely choppy playback on my Vizio E421VA 42'inch HDTV. I have tried multiple codecs and players including VLC, WMPHC, and WMP. I do not think that is the problem. I have two things that I think may be causing it, one fixable the other not:
1. (fixable) Is it possible that the mini HDMI to HDMI cable that came with my GTX470 is not carrying the signal fast enough either due to design or poor quality/defective? If so, I could replace it, but I have heard conflicting reports that all cables are essentially the same, so I'd rather not do that since the premium cables can be expensive.
2. (not fixable) On my TV there are several settings that cannot be changed when using the HDMI input, such as when I watch movies from my hdd on the TV which acts as a second monitor. These settings are noise reduction and some other ones. They are greyed out and I have done web research that says that you can only adjust them when the TV is on "TV" or "Component" setting. They are not adjustable and I have heard that they possibly could be the problem.
There is another way that I have fixed it to some degree, and that is to watch the movies under the "Gaming" setting on the TV. This, however, makes the quality of the picture go down and I do not want to use it.
Should I buy a new cable? Is this something I will have to live with?
Thanks.
My specs:
Mobo: MSI P45 Platinum
CPU: Q9550 @ 3.5ghz
VGA: EVGA GTX 470
8 Gigs Corsair 800
Win 7 x64 Ultimate
120gig SSD (movies are played off of various secondary hard drives)
I have had this problem for almost a year and it remains the same no matter which drivers I use.
I am having extremely choppy playback on my Vizio E421VA 42'inch HDTV. I have tried multiple codecs and players including VLC, WMPHC, and WMP. I do not think that is the problem. I have two things that I think may be causing it, one fixable the other not:
1. (fixable) Is it possible that the mini HDMI to HDMI cable that came with my GTX470 is not carrying the signal fast enough either due to design or poor quality/defective? If so, I could replace it, but I have heard conflicting reports that all cables are essentially the same, so I'd rather not do that since the premium cables can be expensive.
2. (not fixable) On my TV there are several settings that cannot be changed when using the HDMI input, such as when I watch movies from my hdd on the TV which acts as a second monitor. These settings are noise reduction and some other ones. They are greyed out and I have done web research that says that you can only adjust them when the TV is on "TV" or "Component" setting. They are not adjustable and I have heard that they possibly could be the problem.
There is another way that I have fixed it to some degree, and that is to watch the movies under the "Gaming" setting on the TV. This, however, makes the quality of the picture go down and I do not want to use it.
Should I buy a new cable? Is this something I will have to live with?
Thanks.
My specs:
Mobo: MSI P45 Platinum
CPU: Q9550 @ 3.5ghz
VGA: EVGA GTX 470
8 Gigs Corsair 800
Win 7 x64 Ultimate
120gig SSD (movies are played off of various secondary hard drives)
I have had this problem for almost a year and it remains the same no matter which drivers I use.
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