Awesome for games, not for videos

MCanavan6 · 11-29-2005, 02:57 AM

Got a new computer yesterday (HP a1230n) and the first game I bought was the Half-Life 2 pack with Counter Strike: Source. To try out my new graphics card I started watching some videos on a website called break.com. The quality of these videos and any other videos I have watched on this computer have completely sucked, they are all blury and the screen is made up of little squares. However playing Counter Strike and Half-Life 2 the graphics are very good and better than any computer I have ever owned. The graphics card in my computer is an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 which was made integrated for AMD processors. Why are the graphics in a game good, yet they suck for wathcing videos? How can I change this without buying a new graphics card?

Xycron · 11-29-2005, 03:15 AM

i dont think it would have to do with the video card, are you sure thats not just the wuility of the video's? try watching the vide's form wnother PC NOW, they might have changed since you last veiwed them.

4W4K3 · 11-29-2005, 03:17 AM

I watched some of them, they look fine to me (RADEON IGP 320M gfx for this laptop i'm on)

Possibly change the settings of the browser? Maybe right click the video and see if it's set on low quality or w/e?

diduknowthat · 11-29-2005, 03:19 AM

first of all, that integrated graphics card isn't that good for games. To test that out, try maxing out all the settings in hl2 lost coast and you'll see what i mean.

And for the video...do you have a slow internet connection? Maybe some video settings are messed up or the resolution is just low

Ak-Sniper · 11-29-2005, 03:29 AM

Could be just really bad video quaility since I don't think a graphic card has power over movies and stuff. Try watching a dvd and see how that turns out.

MCanavan6 · 11-29-2005, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ak-Sniper

Could be just really bad video quaility since I don't think a graphic card has power over movies and stuff. Try watching a dvd and see how that turns out.

I'm sure its not the video quality because on my old computer the quality was fine and it had an integrated 11mb graphics card.

NeuromancerWGDD'U · 11-29-2005, 04:20 AM

I'd look at either the video files themselves or the codecs. Try downloading the latest version of WMP or Real Player, or whatever you wish to use. Also, has the quality gone all pear-shaped with video files on the computer, or just over the net? If it's just over the net...may just be bad plug-in's.

Anywho, that's not going to be a problem with the video card. I'm 99.9999999% sure that it's software related (there is no "absolutely" positive, ever).

MCanavan6 · 11-29-2005, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by NeuromancerWGDD'U

I'd look at either the video files themselves or the codecs. Try downloading the latest version of WMP or Real Player, or whatever you wish to use. Also, has the quality gone all pear-shaped with video files on the computer, or just over the net? If it's just over the net...may just be bad plug-in's.

Anywho, that's not going to be a problem with the video card. I'm 99.9999999% sure that it's software related (there is no "absolutely" positive, ever).

so I should just download new versions of windows media, real, and quicktime?

NeuromancerWGDD'U · 11-29-2005, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MCanavan6

so I should just download new versions of windows media, real, and quicktime?

Not guarenteed to help, but if it doesn't, no harm done.

MCanavan6 · 11-29-2005, 11:30 PM

Are there any options I can change to make the videos better quality?

11-29-2005, 02:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
MCanavan6 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 102	Awesome for games, not for videos Got a new computer yesterday (HP a1230n) and the first game I bought was the Half-Life 2 pack with Counter Strike: Source. To try out my new graphics card I started watching some videos on a website called break.com. The quality of these videos and any other videos I have watched on this computer have completely sucked, they are all blury and the screen is made up of little squares. However playing Counter Strike and Half-Life 2 the graphics are very good and better than any computer I have ever owned. The graphics card in my computer is an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 which was made integrated for AMD processors. Why are the graphics in a game good, yet they suck for wathcing videos? How can I change this without buying a new graphics card?

11-29-2005, 03:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,886	I watched some of them, they look fine to me (RADEON IGP 320M gfx for this laptop i'm on) Possibly change the settings of the browser? Maybe right click the video and see if it's set on low quality or w/e? __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

11-29-2005, 03:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,633	first of all, that integrated graphics card isn't that good for games. To test that out, try maxing out all the settings in hl2 lost coast and you'll see what i mean. And for the video...do you have a slow internet connection? Maybe some video settings are messed up or the resolution is just low __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

11-29-2005, 04:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
NeuromancerWGDD'U Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I miss Oregon... Age: 19 Posts: 477	I'd look at either the video files themselves or the codecs. Try downloading the latest version of WMP or Real Player, or whatever you wish to use. Also, has the quality gone all pear-shaped with video files on the computer, or just over the net? If it's just over the net...may just be bad plug-in's. Anywho, that's not going to be a problem with the video card. I'm 99.9999999% sure that it's software related (there is no "absolutely" positive, ever). __________________ My little machine: S423 Pentium 4 1.3Ghz, 4x256 16-bit RIMM RAM, 32MB TNT2 video card. I think it may be time to upgrade... The upgrade! My machine will soon be a 939 X2 4000+, 4x512 DDR400, and an 8600GTS. Last edited by NeuromancerWGDD'U; 11-29-2005 at 04:22 AM.

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11-29-2005, 03:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	i dont think it would have to do with the video card, are you sure thats not just the wuility of the video's? try watching the vide's form wnother PC NOW, they might have changed since you last veiwed them.

11-29-2005, 03:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ak-Sniper New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 14	Could be just really bad video quaility since I don't think a graphic card has power over movies and stuff. Try watching a dvd and see how that turns out.

11-29-2005, 11:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
MCanavan6 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 102	Are there any options I can change to make the videos better quality?