ok whenever i try to play a video it comes up all bright and looks really weird, and it looks like theres heat-vision or something on. Its not the player because i have tried it with multiple media players any suggestions?
Are you have proper drivers to your video card and the latest codecs?
Maybe the point is that you ought to update them?
Check out this link http://www.free-codecs.com. Personally I always advise K-Lite Codec Pack.