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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Mentioning audio; that [i]is[/i] a major issue for a lot of users. First tip for users of HD audio devices on 'Vista Ready' laptops is to disable advanced audio effects, even if none are being used, as this severely disrupts playback of (for instance) MP3s. I don't know if this is a persisting driver problem related to the new audio driver architecture, but the symptoms include jitters, long pauses between tracks, and complete freeze-ups. My laptop is a pre-Vista machine with HD audio that doesn't appear to utilise 'advanced audio effects', so I have nothing to disable. Still, if I play the same MP3s under Vista as I do under XP on my laptop, there is a marked reduction in quality; it's as though some sort of low-grade spatialisation effect is being applied, and the frequencies are all over the place - this is substantially worse when using EQ functions. I wonder if they've done anything about this with SP1. I didn't get the chance to install SP1 last night, so I've yet to find out. ...and yes, I know I'm complaining about the very OS I've defended, but I'm pretty happy to pick holes in my favorite movies too. ;) Loading...
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