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raston · 02-28-09

Hi folks... I have a 7801u on the way. should be here next week. Was wondering what the lates BIOS version is for this machine, and where I might get it from?

Thx.

GreyGhost999 · 02-28-09

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Originally Posted by quandry

dude i bought the p-7805u last week with the 1440x900 screen and i have the same problem, when im playing a dvd 480i its fuzzy. i don't know how to fix it, if you come across any thing that can fix this problem please let me know i would much appreciate it.

Im thinking the displays' odd aspect ratio is to blame for SD video. I've lived to deal with it the last few days. I only watch HD media on youtube or Vimeo anyways nowadays

unfortunately, the only real POSSIBLE fix is to upgrade to the 1920x1200 LG display found on the 7811(?) and 6860(?)

shifty22123 · 02-28-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by raston

Hi folks... I have a 7801u on the way. should be here next week. Was wondering what the lates BIOS version is for this machine, and where I might get it from?

Thx.

Check out the gateway website under your laptop model. They got everything you are looking for. I believe the Bios is under the driver section

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreyGhost999

Im thinking the displays' odd aspect ratio is to blame for SD video. I've lived to deal with it the last few days. I only watch HD media on youtube or Vimeo anyways nowadays

unfortunately, the only real POSSIBLE fix is to upgrade to the 1920x1200 LG display found on the 7811(?) and 6860(?)

Well... you can't really blame the LCD for watching a 640x420 res video. Basically it has to be stretched and thus you see some blocks and bad quality. The fuzziness might be a windows or video player function to try and soften the image instead of seeing hard edges. Just my guess

On a 1920x1200 lcd you will have the same problem as it's the same aspect ratio 16:9 and the video resolution will still be that low. HD movies FTW

Asus Mobile · 02-28-09

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Originally Posted by shifty22123

Check out the gateway website under your laptop model. They got everything you are looking for. I believe the Bios is under the driver section

Well... you can't really blame the LCD for watching a 640x420 res video. Basically it has to be stretched and thus you see some blocks and bad quality. The fuzziness might be a windows or video player function to try and soften the image instead of seeing hard edges. Just my guess

On a 1920x1200 lcd you will have the same problem as it's the same aspect ratio 16:9 and the video resolution will still be that low. HD movies FTW

Sorry dude if I read correct you have it wrong. You can reduce resolution not so bad. You can't enlarge with out fuzziness. Link.

shifty22123 · 02-28-09

My bad... not very familiar with the topic

quandry · 03-01-09

hey guys i know this is off topic but i wanted to know what games you guys are playing on this so far i have bioshock, cod5, fallout 3, mass effect, and wow. a have all the games have maxed out setting at the native res of 1440x900. please tell me what games you think i should check out.

bigal1542 · 03-01-09

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Originally Posted by quandry

hey guys i know this is off topic but i wanted to know what games you guys are playing on this so far i have bioshock, cod5, fallout 3, mass effect, and wow. a have all the games have maxed out setting at the native res of 1440x900. please tell me what games you think i should check out.

CoD4 for sure! That is all I play

shifty22123 · 03-01-09

Counterstrike Source, Crysis warhead and CoD5 is the only games I play on it. All the other games I play is on my PS3

*CyberDruid* · 03-01-09

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Originally Posted by quandry

hey guys i know this is off topic but i wanted to know what games you guys are playing on this so far i have bioshock, cod5, fallout 3, mass effect, and wow. a have all the games have maxed out setting at the native res of 1440x900. please tell me what games you think i should check out.

I've played GTR2, FSX, BioShock, Guitar Hero2

quandry · 03-02-09

thanks guys i will check those games out, but i got a problem again. so i get the fear 2 demo and im playing it every thing maxed out again at 1440x900,
(i love this laptop because i can take any game and turn the graphic all the way up with out question) the cpu hit 51c, the gpu hit 72c, and here is the problem the hard drive hit 54c, the harddrive was hotter than the cpu. i had the laptop on a flat wood table so i was not blocking any vents. im using cpuid hardware monitor to monitor the temps while gaming. im getting scared that my harddrive is getting way to hot.

03-01-09	#1026 (permalink)
quandry New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 34 Rep: 2 Unique Rep: 2 Trader Rating: 0	hey guys i know this is off topic but i wanted to know what games you guys are playing on this so far i have bioshock, cod5, fallout 3, mass effect, and wow. a have all the games have maxed out setting at the native res of 1440x900. please tell me what games you think i should check out. __________________ my gaming machine: p-7805u fx specs: p8400 cpu 2.26ghz 4gb 1066mhz ddr3 ram 320 gig 7200rpm hard drive 1 gig 9800m gts

03-02-09	#1030 (permalink)
quandry New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 34 Rep: 2 Unique Rep: 2 Trader Rating: 0	thanks guys i will check those games out, but i got a problem again. so i get the fear 2 demo and im playing it every thing maxed out again at 1440x900, (i love this laptop because i can take any game and turn the graphic all the way up with out question) the cpu hit 51c, the gpu hit 72c, and here is the problem the hard drive hit 54c, the harddrive was hotter than the cpu. i had the laptop on a flat wood table so i was not blocking any vents. im using cpuid hardware monitor to monitor the temps while gaming. im getting scared that my harddrive is getting way to hot. __________________ my gaming machine: p-7805u fx specs: p8400 cpu 2.26ghz 4gb 1066mhz ddr3 ram 320 gig 7200rpm hard drive 1 gig 9800m gts

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raston New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0 Trader Rating: 0	Hi folks... I have a 7801u on the way. should be here next week. Was wondering what the lates BIOS version is for this machine, and where I might get it from? Thx.

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