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2011 Macbook, Crazy vlc problem!!

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croftdj

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Sep 22, 2010
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I have a problem with my new 15inch 2011 macbook pro playing vlc videos. At the top of all my mkv files I get a weird distorted set on lines. These lines do not appear on my 2010 macbook air, and it is running the same version of vlc. I have downgraded the versions and that does not help. The files will play in quicktime with out the lines, however, I am sure that the sound and picture suffer in quicktime. I have tried about 15 of my files all the same problem I even download a new one just to be sure....same problem


So my question is can anyone help me before I have to return it?
 
I think I saw another thread saying the same thing. My 2011 doesn't have that issue - I have a different GPU.
 
croftdj said:
I have a problem with my new 15inch 2011 macbook pro playing vlc videos. At the top of all my mkv files I get a weird distorted set on lines. These lines do not appear on my 2010 macbook air, and it is running the same version of vlc. I have downgraded the versions and that does not help. The files will play in quicktime with out the lines, however, I am sure that the sound and picture suffer in quicktime. I have tried about 15 of my files all the same problem I even download a new one just to be sure....same problem


So my question is can anyone help me before I have to return it?
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Return the computer for a software bug? If you are in your 14 days, try returning it in-case this is somehow related to hardware. If you are outside your 14 days good luck returning it. Also

croftdj said:
The files will play in quicktime with out the lines, however, I am sure that the sound and picture suffer in quicktime.
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Why do you think this? is it not running well in quicktime or do you have a biased against quicktime?
 
Why do you think this? is it not running well in quicktime or do you have a biased against quicktime?[/QUOTE]


I do not mind quicktime at all, but you can tell that it is not the same once you play the files in quicktime and I do not know why or what quicktime does but it is not the same.
 
Thank you

SirStrumalot said:
Had the same problem. My thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1131247/

Honestly, I don't really want to take it back at this point because this seems to be a software bug that's very localized. I'm going to try and archive and reinstall to see if it helps.
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I went to your page and found MPlayerX. This works fine and it removed the lines. I do not think it is a problem with the macbook, and thus why I will not return it. I am sure it is something with vlc.
 
another vote for mplayerx. i had tried movist too, but it sucked balls after a bit.
 
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