New Intel Atom Graphics Driver Offers Major Video Improvements
The forums over at Pocketables are abuzz about a new graphics driver from Intel for the GMA that users are finding offers great improvements in playing video on the Sony VAIO P. The new driver is for Vista and can be installed on Windows 7, too, but Windows XP users are in the cold. The VAIO P is one of the few netbooks running Vista which is why these folks found these improvements.
This driver is quite an improvement. I just watched an HQ YouTube video in full screen and it was pretty much flawless. I hope that Netflix and Hulu are just as good now.
More importantly – iTunes video has gone from completely unwatchable to nearly perfect. Browsing the web feels snappier on some of the more gfx rich pages.
Install this driver, it is a vast improvement from the previous driver as far as general video performance, I can finally use Aero on Windows 7 without a noticeable performance hit.
If you have a VAIO P it sounds like you may want to install this driver. Other netbooks running Windows 7 may be able to handle it too but as always be careful, you may get your system hosed.
(via Portable Monkey)
Anyone know the new scores for the windows experience index?
On My P11z (vista Service Pack 2, 1.3ghz/60gb hdd)
Processor Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520 @ 1.33GHz 2.7
Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB 4.1
Graphics Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 500 5.9
Gaming graphics Not detected 3.0
Primary hard disk 10GB Free (47GB Total) 4.1
good, the video was pretty horrible when i was messing w/our eval unit.
overall, i’m majorly disappointed in the Vaio P. a very niche device imo and too expensive for how fast it isnt.
just my .02
Any way to get these drivers into Ubuntu 9.04?
James, I love your site, but each time I see your coffee shop photos I cringe: do they not have any mugs at your local Starbucks? A throw-away a day is a ton of garbage — you strike me as someone interested in green computing.
anyone test on a mini 12?
Hello all
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Now I have abstract question however I hope someone will help me here. I have a problem with my webcam. I need use it in several applications at the same time however Windows does not allow this. Maybe you know some programs that allow sharing my cam to several applications. I hope there are some cam splitters or video cloning soft.
Thanks In Advance